VPRS 3183 Town Clerk's Correspondence Files II [MCC Series 120]

This series contains inward (and in most cases copies of outward) correspondence received by the Town Clerk's Office of the City of Melbourne from 1910 to 1985.The Town Clerk's original duties as set out in the Melbourne Incorporation Act 1842 (6 Vic, No.7) were to perambulate boundaries in conjunction with the Mayor every three years and be responsible for ascertaining any alterations to property boundaries; updating Burgess List including making copies available for each ward, for those copies to be displayed and arranging lists of people who wished to be included on the Burgess list and those who object to their inclusion; and countersigning any council notices displayed in public areas such as council vacancies.From these original duties the role of the Town Clerk has grown to such an extent that the office is now considered to be the administrative centre of the council.