Manawatu Pest Destruction Board Correspondence Files

This series concerns the Correspondence Files for the Manawatu Pest Destruction Board for 1924-1990. An alphanumeric sub series has been used for these records, K – refers to ratepayers, L – Government Departments, M – Sundries, O – Financial operations. The file number consists of the relevant letter followed by a number for each file. All out going mail has used this file code as a reference number and all incoming mail has had the file code written on it. Subjects covered by the files include the Audit Department, Agriculture Department, Noxious weeds, staff records, sundry, supervisors reports, assets and properties. The K and M sub series both have general sundry files as well as more specific subject files. The sundry files are arranged alphabetically by surname, usually with one file for each letter of the alphabet.