VPRS 13949 Rent Roll, Section 103 Land Act 1898 and Sections 130 and 131 Land Act 1901

In Part VI of the 1884 Land Act a number of swamps, including the Koo-Wee-Rup, Moe and Condah Swamps, were specifically named as being able to subject to reclamation works by the Government. It was determined that these reclaimed areas could then be leased. This was to be a lease of no more than 160 acres for no more than 21 years with the lessee being obliged to maintain the drainage systems and having no right of purchase. In the 1898 Act (Section 103) provision was made for perpetual leases and conditional purchase leases of these swamp areas under Closer Settlement sections of the legislation. Those so doing were to remain responsible for the maintenance of drainage channels and make permanent improvements to the value of ten shillings per acre for each of the first three years of occupancy. Section 103 became Sections 130 and 131 in the consolidated 1901 Land Act. In the rent roll, properties leased under conditional purchase lease have the additional numbers of 383 indicating the section of the Act governing conditional purchase leases. The file number is also given. The file may be able to be found in VPRS 5357 Land Selection and Correspondence Files.Details given in the rent rolls are the name of the lessee, the details of the location and size of the land, details of the payments of fees and of the date and amount of regular periodic payments of rent. Remarks include details of subsequent purchase of the land, of any transfers of leases to other holders and the subsequent payments made by those persons, any cancellation or revocation or instances of abandonment of the land by the occupier.VPRS 13949/P1 was previously registered as Unit 170 of VPRS 631/P Rent Rolls.