VPRS 12436 Financial and Contract Records, Ballarat and Western District

The Central Roads Board, the first agency concerned with the establishment of main roads and bridges, was abolished on 1 January 1858 and succeeded by the Department of Roads and Bridges (VA 2964) which operated under the statutory control of the Board of Land and Works (VA 744). The Department divided Victoria into Road Districts each under the supervision of a Road Engineer.This series consists of records maintained by the Road Engineer responsible for the Ballarat area and the Western District. Included are records relating to the details of contracts and payments made to contractors and payments to municipalities after the putting in to place of the arrangements set out by the Local Government Act 1863.This series was formerly registered as Unit 18 of VPRS 1143 Ledger.

中央道路委员会是首个负责干线道路与桥梁建设的官方机构，于1858年1月1日被撤销，由道路与桥梁部（VA 2964）接任。该部受土地与工程委员会（VA 744）的法定管辖。
该部门将维多利亚州划分为若干道路区，每个道路区均由一名道路工程师负责监管。本数据集包含由负责巴拉腊特地区及西区的道路工程师所留存的档案。
其中涵盖1863年《地方政府法》所确立的相关机制实施后，与合同细则、向承包商的付款以及向地方市政当局的付款相关的各类记录。本数据集原登记为VPRS 1143分类账的第18单元。