VPRS 15269 Inward Correspondence Register, Single Number System

The letter register was maintained as part of a record keeping system to manage council correspondence. As each letter was received by the Council, it was registered using the next available registration number in the register. The numbering started again at 1 (one) from time to time, not always at the commencement of a new year.Information about each item of correspondence was recorded in the register. This included details such as the date of the letter, when registered, by whom the letter was written and the subject of the letter.