VPRS 166 Alphabetical Registers of Inwards Correspondence

This series consists of registers of inward correspondence received by the Lands Department. These registers were used to record summary details and allocate unique identification numbers (registration numbers) to each letter received. Each inward letter was, on receipt and registration allocated a number from the registers for identification. The registers record in a column format the registration number allocated to the letter, the day and month received "date of entry" the date sent, "date of letter" the name/position and address of sender, a summary of the letter, the last column on the right hand side of the folio records "how dealt with" ie. to which official/division the letter was referred for action [see below for list of how, ie. to whom, correspondence was to be distributed], and very occasionally the registration number of related previous or subsequent correspondence.