VPRS 2893 Registered Inward Correspondence to the Superintendent of Port Phillip District from W. Thomas, Guardian of Aborigines and E.S. Parker, Assistant Protector of Aborigines.

This series contains inward registered correspondence to the Superintendent of the Port Phillip District from W Thomas, Guardian of Aborigines and E S Parker, Assistant Protector of Aborigines, North Western District. Parker's correspondence is exclusively concerned with the Loddon River Aboriginal Station. Subjects include his relinquishing charge of the station, requisitions, appointments and allowances. Thomas' correspondence consists mainly of weekly and monthly reports which provide a comprehensive daily account of his activities as the Guardian of Aborigines for this period. The correspondence consists of blue folders and single pages. The face page has written upon it the date of registration and the registration number. On some letters, "Aboriginal" is written in red ink across the top left hand corner. While the correspondence contained in VPRS 2893 was originally registered and received in the Superintendent's Office, it would appear that it was transferred to the Surveyor-General's Office after that office took over the Aboriginal function in 1856. Thomas' reports and correspondence as Assistant Protector of Aborigines can be found in VPRS 10, VPRS 19 and VPRS 4410. His reports and correspondence as Guardian of the Aborigines for the period 1852 - 1855 are missing although the odd report and letter for this period may be found in VPRS 1189. Reports and correspondence for the period 1856 - 1860 can be located in VPRS 2896 and VPRS 44. During the period that VPRS 1893 covers any correspondence relating to the land aspect of the administration of aborigines was registered by the Land Branch of the Superintendent's Office.

本系列档案包含W·托马斯（原住民监护人（Guardian of Aborigines））与西北区原住民助理保护官（Assistant Protector of Aborigines）E·S·帕克致菲利普港区总监的向内登记往来函件。帕克的往来函件仅涉及洛登河原住民定居点（Loddon River Aboriginal Station），内容涵盖其辞去该定居点管理职务、物资申领、人事任命及津贴相关事宜。托马斯的往来函件主要为周度与月度报告，全面记录了其任职原住民监护人期间的各项日常工作活动。该批函件收纳于蓝色档案夹与单页文书中，档案首页标注有登记日期与登记编号。部分信件的左上角以红色墨水手写标注"Aboriginal"字样。尽管VPRS 2893项下的函件最初于总监办公室完成登记与接收，但在该办公室于1856年接管原住民事务职能后，这批函件似乎被移交至测量总署办公室。托马斯以原住民助理保护官身份提交的报告与往来函件，可于VPRS 10、VPRS 19及VPRS 4410中查阅。其在1852年至1855年间以原住民监护人身份提交的报告与函件已佚失，但该时段的零散报告与信件可于VPRS 1189中寻获。1856年至1860年的相关报告与往来函件，则可在VPRS 2896与VPRS 44中检索到。在VPRS 1893所覆盖的时段内，所有涉及原住民管理土地事务的往来函件，均由总监办公室土地部门完成登记。