VPRS 1605 Warden's Court Leasing Register

In their administrative role Mining Wardens were required to receive and register applications for various mining leases and licences in their area. The types of lease and licence applications which could have been registered include:Gold Mining Leases (often known simply as Mining Leases) from 1859Mineral Leases from 1861Mineral Search Licences from 1862Gold Mining Leases on Reserved Land from 1873Property Leases from 1885Tailings Licences from 1897Petroleum Prospecting Licences from 1935Petroleum Mineral Leases from 1935.It is not certain that all of these types of lease or licence were registered by the Wardens.To 1915 lease or licence applications were submitted firstly to the District Warden and then forwarded to the Mines Department in Melbourne. From 1915 applications were required to be submitted direct to the Department and from there were forwarded to the Warden.

矿业监管员（Mining Wardens）在履行行政职责时，需接收并登记其辖区内各类矿业租赁与许可的申请。可登记的租赁与许可申请类型包括：1859年起施行的金矿租赁权（Gold Mining Leases，通常简称矿业租赁权）、1861年起的矿物租赁权、1862年起的矿物勘探许可、1873年起的保留土地金矿租赁权、1885年起的不动产租赁许可、1897年起的尾矿许可、1935年起的石油勘探许可以及1935年起的石油矿物租赁权。并非所有上述类型的租赁与许可申请均会被监管员登记备案。1915年之前，租赁与许可申请需先提交至地区矿业监管员，再转送至墨尔本矿业部；1915年起，申请需直接提交至矿业部，再由该部转送至矿业监管员处。