VPRS 251 Registers of Inward Correspondence

This register was used to record summary details and allocate unique identification numbers (registration numbers) to each letter received. Each inward letter was, on receipt and registration, allocated a number from the registers for identification. This consisted of an annual single number, that is a sequential number prefixed by the last two figures of the year, with the numbering sequence recommencing at 1 at the start of each year.eg. the one-hundred and twenty-third letter received in 1857 was given the number 57/123.ContentsThe registers record the following details in a column format :- registration number,- date of letter,- date received,- author,- subject description- details regarding referral and return of letter to another agency.- registration numbers of previous and subsequent items received on the same subject.References to subsequent correspondence should be followed in the register in order to determine the registration number used for filing the letter (usually signified by the notation "filed").

本登记簿用于记录收讫信件的摘要信息，并为每一封收讫信件分配唯一标识编号（登记号）。每一封收讫信件在签收并完成登记后，将被分配本登记簿内的专属编号以作标识。该编号采用年度单编号规则：即以年份后两位作为前缀的连续序号，且每年年初编号序列均从1重新开始。例如1857年收讫的第123封信件，其编号为57/123。

【登记内容】
本登记簿以列格式记录以下信息：
- 登记编号
- 信件出具日期
- 收讫日期
- 寄件人
- 主题描述
- 信件转递至其他机构及退回的相关细节
- 同一主题下收讫的前序与后续条目登记编号

若需确定用于归档该信件的登记编号，可依据登记簿中提及的后续往来信函线索进行追溯，该编号通常以标注"filed"来标识。