VPRS 4389 Register of Salaries, Wages and Allowances, Dredging Operations (Ports and Harbours Branch)

This series was created to record the payment of salaries, wages and allowances to some staff engaged in dredging and snagging operations within the Ports and Harbours Branch of the Public Works Department (VA 669). Although the Public Works Department had been responsible for dredging operations outside the jurisdiction of the Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners prior to 1900, it was not until about circa 1910 or 1911 that these responsibilities had been incorporated into the Ports and Harbours Branch. (The Ports and Harbours Branch had prior to 1900 been part of the Department of Trade and Customs VA 606.)Entries in this register record the name and position held by employees, work location, period of employment, authorised rate of pay and the amounts paid for each month within a given financial year. Amendments to pay rates are also incorporated.The register appears to cover all types of employees including administrative and dredging staff as well as permanent, temporary and casual employees. Details of the employment record for permanent employees can be located within VPRS 10979 Summary Record of Employees (Ports and Harbours Branch).

本数据集系列旨在记录公共工程部（Public Works Department）港口与航道分处（VA 669）内从事疏浚与清障作业的部分员工的薪资、工资及津贴发放情况。尽管1900年以前，公共工程部便已负责墨尔本港务局专员公署（Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners）管辖范围之外的疏浚作业，但直至约1910或1911年，相关职责才被纳入港口与航道分处。（1900年以前，港口与航道分处隶属于贸易与海关部（Department of Trade and Customs，VA 606）。）本登记册的条目详细记录了雇员姓名、所任职位、工作地点、雇佣期限、核定薪酬率，以及特定财政年度内各月的实发薪酬金额，同时收录了薪酬费率的调整记录。该登记册覆盖各类雇员群体，包括行政人员与疏浚作业人员，涵盖固定雇员、临时雇员与散工。固定雇员的雇佣记录详情可查阅VPRS 10979《雇员汇总记录（港口与航道分处）》。