Convict Guide - published 2006 - Manual / Resource - Page 97
Guide to New South Wales State archives relating to convicts and convict administration
declaration by the Storekeeper as to the
accuracy of the statement. The present series
consists of triplicate copies of these abstracts.
Each abstract is bound with copies of all relevant
vouchers in numerical order by voucher number.
The supporting vouchers are for claims for
travelling allowances, bills for sums of money
due for contracts fulfilled, copies of cash
vouchers, statements of allowances paid to
assigned persons, with copies of letters
authorising payment of moneys. The relevant
vouchers are bound with each abstract which are
arranged in chronological order.
Order book — stores for convict and military
establishments, 8 Jan 1839–10 Apr 1844
NRS 10882,
[4/4554]
Quantity: 1 volume
The Ordnance Storekeeper's Department handled
all requisitions for stores (other than food
provisions) for the services of the convicts and
military in the colony. Requisitions first required
the approval of the Governor or Colonial
Secretary, and upon receipt by the Ordnance
Storekeeper, orders were made out for stores
required to fulfil the requisitions, and these
orders forwarded to appropriate sources of
supply. This series is a register of such orders.
The series shows: registered number of order,
date when order was made out, name of
department or organisation to which order was
forwarded, the number of the requisition for
which the articles were required, the department
or establishment for which the stores were
required, list of articles ordered and quantities,
date when articles were received, date when
voucher "passed", and remarks. Requisitions
relating to these orders are contained in the
series Register of requisitions fulfilled, 1840–44,
NRS 10881 [4/420].
Daily record of stores issued (Day book),
1839–42
NRS 10883,
[4/483]
Quantity: 1 volume
This volume was kept as an original entry record
of stores issued to certain specified departments,
the articles being supplied on approved
requisitions for the service of the Military and
Convicts. In some cases, the articles supplied
were raw materials from which other articles
were manufactured (such as clothing made in
the Female Factory).
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