VPRS 8750 Insolvency Register, Self-Indexed

In accordance with the provisions of section 21 of the Insolvency Act 1871 and the subsequent insolvency acts, the Chief Clerks of Insolvency District Courts were required to send a copy of every order of sequestration or adjudication of sequestration to the Registrar-General.The Office of the Registrar-General was responsible for the registration of persons declared insolvent by the Courts of Insolvency. Cases of insolvency were adjudicated upon locally. However, notices of all insolvencies in Victoria were sent to the Chief Clerk, Melbourne and the Registrar-General's Office and were also published in the Government Gazette.The information recorded in the Register includes:- number of the schedule/case file registration number- name and occupation of the insolvent- name of the court (Melbourne, Benalla, Geelong, etc.).The register appears to have been commenced in 1883 and ended in 1928 with the transfer of responsibility for the insolvency function to the Commonwealth Government. The contents date range extends back to 1882.