VPRS 12114 Outward Letter Book (Colonial Engineer)

From 1851 and separation from New South Wales, the former Clerk of Works, Henry Ginn, became Colonial Architect responsible for the construction, maintenance, rental and furnishing of public buildings. By 1854 there had been an amalgamation of the functions of the Colonial Architect and of the Colonial Engineer with the position of Colonial Architect no longer existing. The Colonial Engineer and the Central Road Board (VA 2803) continued as the major public works authorities until the appointment of the Commissioner of Public Works in 1855This series consists of the outward correspondence of the Colonial Engineer to do with the exercise of his functions with respect to public buildings and supervision of the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges.The P1 consignment of this series was formerly registered as Unit 3 of VPRS 962 Colonial Engineers Letter and Memoranda Book.