VPRS 1113 Register of Inward Correspondence

This series comprises a Register of Inwards Correspondence created by the Central Roads Board from 1853 to 1857. Summary details of letters received were recorded in the registers. Each letter was allocated an annual single number. Entries in the registers were grouped in categories by source or subject, e.g. all letters re Brighton Road were registered on the one folio of the B Section of the register.None of the registered correspondence is in custody (as of July 1999) and may not have survived.The Central Roads Board (VA 2803) was established circa March 1853 with responsibility for the formation, construction, improvement, management and maintenance of proclaimed main roads and bridges and for the co-ordination of the works undertaken by the District Road Boards. The primary officers were the Secretary, Treasurer and an Inspector-General of Roads. The Central Roads Board was abolished on 1 January 1858 and succeeded by the Department of Roads and Bridges (VA 2964) which operated under the statutory control of the Board of Land and Works (VA 744).In 2001, as part of the ARAD Project VPRS 1113/P was reserialised as described in the table below,VPRS 1113/P Unit 1 to VPRS 1113/P Unit 1VPRS 1113/P Unit 2 to VPRS 1113/P Unit 2VPRS 1113/P Unit 3 to VPRS 12674/P1 Unit 1VPRS 1113/P Unit 4 to VPRS 12674/P1 Unit 2VPRS 1113/P Unit 5 to VPRS 12674/P1 Unit 4VPRS 1113/P Unit 6 to VPRS 12674/P1 Unit 5VPRS 1113/P Unit 7 to VPRS 12674/P1 Unit 6VPRS 1113/P Unit 8 to VPRS 12675/P1 Unit 1VPRS 1113/P Unit 9 to VPRS 12675/P1 Unit 2VPRS 1113/P Unit 10 to VPRS 12675/P1 Unit 3VPRS 1113/P Unit 11 to VPRS 12675/P1 Unit 4VPRS 1113/P Unit 12 to VPRS 12675/P1 Unit 5VPRS 1113/P Unit 13 to VPRS 12675/P1 Unit 6VPRS 1113/P Unit 14 to VPRS 12675/P1 Unit 7VPRS 1113/P Unit 15 to VPRS 12675/P1 Unit 8