VPRS 1082 Clerk of Executive Council Outward Correspondence

The Executive Council of Victoria, (VA 2903) currently comprising the Governor and Ministers of the Crown meets weekly for the formal exercise of the Governors executive authority. This Council has been given numerous specific powers under various Acts of Parliament. Between 1851 and 1855 the Governor as the executive arm of Government was not subject to parliamentary control with the Council then composed of the main appointed officers of the administration with the Governor.This series consists of copies of the outwards correspondence of the Clerk of the Executive Council. and is to do with his administrative role. Contents include correspondence with regard to the yearly Estimates, the acquisition and requisition of materials necessary for reference purposes, the Executive Council annual Blue Book returns and correspondence regarding arrangements for the conduct of the weekly meetings of the Executive Council. This latter includes letters requesting the attendance of officials and Supreme Court judges at meetings and regarding the arrangements for the management of documents required for meetings.

维多利亚州行政会议（Executive Council of Victoria，编号VA 2903）当前由总督与王室部长组成，每周召开会议以正式行使总督的行政职权。该会议依据多部议会法案被授予多项具体职权。1851年至1855年间，作为政府行政分支的总督不受议会管控，彼时该会议由政府主要委任官员与总督共同组成。本数据集系列包含维多利亚州行政会议秘书的外发通信副本，相关内容均与其行政履职职责相关。数据集内容涵盖年度预算估算相关函件、参考用途所需物资的采购与申领事宜、行政会议年度蓝皮书报送相关往来，以及行政会议每周会议的筹备安排相关通信。后者具体包括邀请官员及最高法院法官参会的信函，以及会议所需文件的管理安排相关通信。