Record series
Court of Petty Sessions Collector's Cash Book
VPRS 3906
1915 - 1936
Open
Ballarat
Agencies
This record series was created by:
Avoca Courts ( VA687 ): 1915 - 1936
Agencies responsible for this record series: Melbourne Courts ( VA 518 ): 2002 - present
Date Range
Series date range: 1915 - 1936
Series in custody:
1915 - 1936
Contents in custody:
1915 - 1936
Function / Content
Clerks of Petty Sessions were obligated by the Justices Act to keep considerable records relating to the business of the court, all of which implied the keeping of associated financial records. They were also subject to the provision of the Audit Act with respect to financial accountability. The Collectors Cash Book was listed in the Clerks of Courts Manual as the primary record to be kept relating to the Court's function as Collectors of Imposts and Receivers of Revenue with the direction that there shall be entered details of all fines.and every sum of money which is payable either wholly or in part to the revenue and also every payment out of such moneyPayments made to the court are usually listed in Collectors cash books recording the date, name, particulars (for example, fines, license fees, poor box) and the amount. At the end of each month there is a summary report of the ingoings for the month and the outgoings.
This series was originally registered as VPRS 288, unit 23.
