VPRS 1318 Register Of Leases Assigned

Section 22 of the Amending Land Act 1865 set out the conditions for the assignment (under a will or letters of administration) or transfer of a lease of agricultural lands proclaimed and made available for selection under the Land Act 1862. This assignment or transfer had to be registered with the Board of Land and Works or at a suitable land office as designated by the Board and a fee of one pound had to be paid.Under the Land Act 1869, selectors could obtain leases for up to seven years on land previously licensed under Section 19 of the Act. These leases in the same way could be assigned or transferred or portion of the land could be sub-let to another person. All of these transactions had to be registered, with the designated fee paid before they would be recognised as legal occupation of the land.The volume in VPRS 1318/P records registrations of assignments and transfers in relation to both Section 22 of the Amending Land Act 1865 (for 1868 - 1879) and Section 20 Land Act 1869 (for 1874 - 1879). Details entered were the person from whom the lease was being transferred, the person to whom it was being transferred, details of the area of land and allotment and section, the parish, where the transfer was registered, the date, any reference numbers and details of the date and place of the payment of the fee. Entries relating to Section 22 Amending Land Act 1865 also named the designated agricultural area.The volume in VPRS 1318/P1 gave the additional information of the occupation of the person to whom the lease was transferred, the date when the transfer was sanctioned by the Governor, the number of the Executive Council papers and the Government Gazette reference. At the back of the volume are details of registered Sub-Leases, giving the same details.VPRS 1318/P1 was previously registered as VPRS 1297/P unit 2.

《1865年土地修订法案》（Amending Land Act 1865）第22条规定了依据《1862年土地法案》（Land Act 1862）公布并可供认领的农业用地租赁权的让与（通过遗嘱或遗产管理委托书（letters of administration））或转移的条件。此类让与或转移须向土地和工程委员会（Board of Land and Works）或该委员会指定的合适土地办事处进行登记，并需缴纳1英镑的费用。
根据《1869年土地法案》（Land Act 1869），原依据该法案第19条获得许可的土地，土地认领者可获得最长7年的租赁权。此类租赁权同样可进行让与、转移，或对部分土地进行转租给他人。所有此类交易均须登记，并在缴纳指定费用后方可被认定为合法的土地占有。
VPRS 1318/P档案卷记录了两类交易的登记信息：一是《1865年土地修订法案》第22条相关交易（1868年至1879年），二是《1869年土地法案》第20条相关交易（1874年至1879年）。登记的详情包括：租赁权出让方信息、受让方信息、土地面积、地块及区段详情、登记交易的教区地界、登记日期、相关参考编号，以及费用缴纳的日期与地点详情。针对《1865年土地修订法案》第22条的登记条目，还会列明指定的农业区域。
VPRS 1318/P1档案卷额外记录了受让方的职业信息、总督核准转让的日期、行政会议文件编号以及政府公报（Government Gazette）参考编号。该档案卷的附录部分还包含已登记的转租详情，内容与前述交易登记信息一致。
VPRS 1318/P1原登记编号为VPRS 1297/P第2单元。