NRS-9628 | Bush Fires Act files

This series is the Bush Fire Act files for the Department of Local Government.Counties, municipalities and shires were required to submit estimates of expenditure on bush fire control to the Department of Local Government under the Bush Fire Act 1949 (Act No.31, 1949). Section 33 of the Bush Fire Act states that 'Every council and every officer thereof shall, when so required by the Minister for Local Government, furnish him with all such documents, papers and information as he may require to determine the contribution of the council.' (1)These files consist of the estimates, supply of equipment, applications for reimbursement, statement of accounts and related correspondence.The files are arranged first by chronological period then in alphabetical order by the name of the council.Endnotes1.  Bush Fire Act (Act No.31, 1949) s.33.

本档案系列为地方政府部所辖《丛林火灾法》（Bush Fire Act）相关档案。
依据1949年《丛林火灾法》（第31号，1949年），各县、自治市及郡政府需向地方政府部提交丛林火灾防控开支预算估算书。该法第33条明确规定："凡地方政府部长提出要求时，各议会及其全体官员均须向其提供部长用于核定该议会缴款额度所需的全部文件、材料与信息。"（1）
本档案涵盖开支预算估算书、设备供应相关材料、报销申请、账目报表及相关往来函件。
档案排序规则为先按时间周期排布，再按议会名称的字母顺序排列。
注释1. 《丛林火灾法》（第31号，1949年）第33条。