VPRS 14948 Log Allocation Files

Log allocation files contain information such as descriptions of the areas allocated to log licensees (i.e. sawmillers, logging companies etc.), species and volumes of timber to be cut, and royalty rates.In ?1977 Forests Commission Victoria began microfilming some of its records, including two collections of files: the log allocation files and the fire report files. The log allocation files were microfilmed up to 1979. [see VPRS 3225 Log Allocation Files (Microfiche) ]Some of the log allocation files were destroyed after filming. However, others have survived, including files that were not located for filming. Although the files on the microfiche can include papers dating back several decades, old files relating to licences that were no longer current by 1977-79 do not appear to have been filmed. The non current files that were not filmed are located in this series.It is the case that not every page of every log allocation file was microfilmed. Forests Commission Victoria officers selected the pages they considered most relevant for their future reference.Clear reproduction of maps on microfiche was not always possible. For this reason, some of the original maps from the log allocation files were retained. A number were collected onto files of logging area maps organised by forest district, while others were attached to the subsequent log allocation files.This collection of log allocation files was removed from its original record series for the purpose of microfilming. It has remained out of that record series since. As described above, not all of the folios would have been filmed.