VPRS 18459 Outward Letter Books

Letter Books were the means by which copies of correspondence despatched from the Loddon United Waterworks Trust (VA 4949) were retained for future reference.Letter books were referred to as a means of ensuring accountability by providing proof of the wording and subject matter of outwards correspondence, and as a means of providing precedence for future decision making.

书信簿（Letter Books）是用于留存洛登联合自来水厂信托基金（Loddon United Waterworks Trust，档案编号VA 4949）所发出的外发信函副本以供日后查阅的档案载体。此类书信簿被视为保障问责机制的关键载体：一方面可通过留存外发信函的措辞与主题内容作为凭证，落实问责要求；另一方面也能为后续决策提供可参考的先例依据。