This series was created by the Department of Home Affairs between 1906 and 1914. It consists mostly of copies of outwards correspondence and printed reports which have been pasted into large leatherbound volumes. Entries are arranged (basically) chronologically within each volume. There is also an alphabetical index at the start of each volume.

Matters dealt with include the choice of the Yass-Canberra district as the site for the Federal Capital Territory, procurement of land, the need for sea access, the proposal for a competition to design the Federal Capital Territory (a copy of the guidelines for the competition is in Volume 7), as well as various other administrative and personnel matters.