NRS-8002 | Instructions to District and Licensed Surveyors [Ministerial (Surveyor General) Branch, Department of Lands]

These letterpress copy books contain various instructions and memoranda sent to District and Licensed Surveyors from the different branches of the Lands Department such as the Roads Branch, Charting Branch and Mineral Lease Branch. The following details are usually given: the branch from which the instruction originated, the date of instruction, the portion number where applicable, the name of the surveyor to whom the instruction has been issued, notes relating to the work carried out by a surveyor, corrections of bearings and criticism of method (when applicable). Diagrams are occasionally included. In most cases the date on which the instruction was answered is recorded. There is a break in the continuity of the series which occurs from 4 April 1883 (3/6648). From this point onwards, a more complete indexing system is employed under the name of the surveyor to whom the instructions have been issued. A summary of the content of the letter is given in each case and memoranda are included. (3/6637-53). 17 vols. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

本套凸版印刷副本册收录了土地部各科室（包括道路科、绘图科与矿产租赁科）向辖区测绘员及持牌测绘员下发的各类指令与备忘录。册中通常包含以下信息：指令来源科室、指令签发日期、适用情况下的批次编号、指令接收测绘员姓名、测绘员作业相关备注、方位角修正内容以及方法评析（如适用）。册内偶附图表，多数情况下会记录指令回复日期。
该系列档案的连续性自1883年4月4日（档案编号3/6648）起出现中断。自此之后，该套档案采用以指令接收测绘员姓名为依据的更完善索引体系，每份文件均附内容摘要并包含备忘录（档案编号范围3/6637-53）。全套共17卷。
注：本描述摘录自2000年第三版《新南威尔士州档案馆简明指南》。

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该数据集是新南威尔士州档案馆收藏的历史档案，包含1870年至1893年间土地部门发送给地区和持证测量员的指令和备忘录抄写本，内容涉及测量工作细节、修正和批评，共17卷。数据集为历史研究提供原始资料，但需联系档案馆进行访问。