NRS-19016 | Registers of Auction and After Auction Sales [Balranald Lands Office]

These registers contain a summary record of all Auction and After Auction Sales in the Land District of Balranald, kept by the Balranald Crown Land Agents Office, later the Balranald Lands Office.Crown Lands that could be sold at public auction include: conditionally purchased lands that had been deemed to have been abandoned; land that has no conditions for residence or improvement; land that has had no improvements done; land put up for sale at auction that did not sell, can be put up for auction again.Crown Land to be auctioned by the Crown had first to be surveyed. By law a Crown Land auction had to be proclaimed by the Governor within three months of the scheduled date of sale, and not less than one month before.The 'Crown Land Alienation Act of 1861' states that a deposit of twenty five percent of the purchase price be paid at the time of sale, and the balance to be paid within three months, else the contract be void and the deposit forfeited, and the land put up for auction again.These registers record information such as the name and address and calling of the purchaser, the situation of the land, including county and parish, town or farm, also the portion of allotment, section, and the area advertised for sale, and sold, also the date of receipt of application, purchase money, amount of deposit and the date of credit, also the outstanding balance, instalments of payments, interest accrued, deed fee and space for any further relevant remarks.

本批登记册收录了巴拉腊德（Balranald）土地辖区内所有土地拍卖及拍卖后交易的汇总记录，该登记册最初由巴拉腊德王室土地代理办公室（后更名为巴拉腊德土地办公室）负责保管。可通过公开拍卖方式处置的王室领地（Crown Land）包括：被认定为弃置的附条件购置土地、无居住或开发要求的土地、未开展任何开发的土地，以及曾上架拍卖但流拍的可再次拍卖土地。由王室组织拍卖的王室领地需先完成勘测。根据法律规定，王室土地拍卖须由总督在预定拍卖日期前至少一个月、且不晚于该日期前三个月内发布官方公告。《1861年王室领地转让法》（Crown Land Alienation Act of 1861）明确规定：买方须在交易成交时支付购地款总额25%的定金，剩余款项须在三个月内全额付清；若未按时足额履行付款义务，则合同自动失效，定金不予退还，且涉事土地将再次上架拍卖。本批登记册记录的信息涵盖：买方的姓名、住址与职业；土地位置详情，包括所属郡、教区、镇区或农场，以及地块编号与分区号；广告公示的售卖面积与实际成交面积；申请受理日期、购地款总额、定金数额与款项入账日期；未结清余款、付款分期计划、应计利息、契约办理费用，以及预留的其他相关备注栏。