NRS-19638 | Crown lease register [Bellingen Lands Office]

This register contains a summary record of all Crown Leases in the Land District of Bellingen, kept by the Bellingen Lands Office.This tenure was introduced in 1912 under the Crown Lands (Amendment) Act. It was created to take the place of the Settlement Lease tenure, as a lease for grazing lands with no right of conversion to purchase, though conversion rights were later granted in 1917.The term of the lease was 45 years. Under the conditions of the lease, the lessee was required to permanently reside on the land within six months of taking up the lease, clear the land of noxious weeds and pests (in particular, rabbits and prickly pear), and fence the external boundaries within the first five years.The register records information such as the year and number of the Crown Lease, the names and addresses of applicants and transferees, legal date of the application, date of confirmation, term of the lease, date of the letter notifying registration of transfer at Head Office, description of the land applied for, payments made, including survey fee, rent, and interest on late payments, the date of payment is also recorded, and the value of any improvements.

本登记簿收录由贝林根土地办公室（Bellingen Lands Office）保管的贝林根土地区（Land District of Bellingen）内全部王室租赁（Crown Leases）的汇总记录。
该租赁权制度于1912年依据《王室土地（修正案）法案》（Crown Lands (Amendment) Act）正式确立，旨在取代原有的定居租赁权制度，最初为无购买转换权的牧场租赁，后于1917年增设转换权限。该租赁期限为45年，根据租赁条款要求，承租人需在承租该土地后的六个月内永久定居于此，清除土地内的有害杂草与有害生物（尤以野兔及梨果仙人掌为甚），并在租赁首五年内完成土地外围边界的围栏搭建。
本登记簿所记录的信息涵盖：王室租赁的年度与编号、申请人及受让人的姓名与地址、申请法定日期、核准日期、租赁期限、总部通知转让登记的信函日期、申请租赁土地的详细描述、已缴付的各类费用（含测量费、租金及逾期付款利息）、付款日期，以及该土地上任何改良设施的价值。