VPRS 14531 Writ Books Central Bailiwick (Melbourne)

The Sheriff of the Supreme Court is responsible for the enforcement and execution of Supreme Court Writs and Orders and the control and direction of civil warrants. Bailiffs from the Sheriff's Office executed writs in Melbourne and in the major court districts. In country Victoria, including remote areas the senior police constable was the official bailiff and was charged to execute writs.This series contains details of the serving and return of writs, mainly of fieri facias (fi.fa)*. Details given are the writ number, date received by the Sheriff, nature and date of writ, name/s of attorney, name of plaintiff and defendant, bailiff to whom writ is given, amount of writ and details related to its return.Writ Book Central Bailiwick Melbourne 1858 - 1862 was not included in the transfer.*A writ of fiera facias directs the Sheriff to seize assets belonging to the defendant with a view to selling them so as to pay the judgment amount.