These records are documents that have been laid before the Legislative Council. They comprise annual reports from all departments in the colony arranged in chronological order and thereafter by month. All papers are in numerical sequence. The papers include an alphabetical index of all the information. They comprise reports from departments such as the Registrar General, the Surgeon General, Inspector of Prisons, Auditor General. In addition to reports there are petitions, import and export returns, reports of committees of the Legislative Council, financial statements of the colony, Addresses by the Governor at opening sessions of the Legislative Council and Reports of Commissions of Enquiries. See Listing