NRS-617 | Letters received from the Colonial Secretary and government departments

These letters mainly concern applications by the Board for grants of land to establish national schools. Letters received include approvals of land grants for school sites received from the Colonial Secretary, the Department of Lands and Public Works and (from 1859) the Department of Lands, notifications of referral of applications to the Surveyor General for report (approval for the disposal of Crown Land being based on the Surveyor General's report), and descriptions of land applied for (supplied by the Surveyor General's Office). Letters received on other matters include notifications of staff appointments, requests for information concerning provision of religious instruction in National Schools, requests for annual reports, and reports on specific subjects (eg. the establishment of schools for native children). Circulars enclosing directions for the preparation of annual estimates of expenditure and transmitting details of annual provisions for the work of the Board were also received. Letters were also received from the Audit Office (requirements for submitting accounts) and the Treasurer (regulations governing the deposit of public moneys). 1848-51, Sep 1856-Jan 1860, Dec 1863-Nov 1866 (1/377-80). 4 vols. Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

这批信函主要涉及教育委员会为设立国立学校提交的土地划拨申请相关事宜。所收信函包括：来自殖民大臣、土地与公共工程部以及（1859年起）土地部的校址土地划拨批准文件；将申请转交总测绘师出具报告的通知（王室领地处置审批以总测绘师的报告为依据）；以及由总测绘师办公室提供的申请地块详情说明。其他主题的收函涵盖：职员任命通知、有关国立学校宗教教育设置的信息咨询函、年度报告提交请求，以及特定主题报告（例如为原住民儿童设立学校的相关报告）。此外还收到了随附年度支出预算编制指引、通报委员会年度工作经费拨付细则的通函。审计署（关于账目提交要求）与财政大臣（关于公共资金存放的管理规定）也来函告知相关事宜。本数据集的时间跨度为1848年至1851年、1856年9月至1860年1月、1863年12月至1866年11月，档案编号为1/377-80，共计4卷。注：本描述摘录自2000年第三版《新南威尔士州档案馆简明指南》（*Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales*）。