VPRS 440 Land Selection and Occupation Files

VPRS 440 Land Selection and Occupation Files contains a combination of both selection and occupation files relating to legislation between 1869 and 1958.Selection FilesSelection files are files of leases or licences that terminated in the issue of a Crown Grant to the occupants. The files document the occupation and improvement to land prior to its alienation (sale). For example, details of leases and licences, selection number, name of lessee, surveyors reports and correspondence. All selection files end with a Deed of Grant.Occupation FilesOccupation files can be divided into two file types,1.temporary occupancies - annually re-newable tenure with no right to purchase.2. long term occupancies that were guaranteed long term tenure without the right to freehold. The files document the occupation and improvement to land. For example, details of leases and licences, selection number, name of lessee, surveyors reports and correspondence. They do not end with a Deed of Grant.