NRS-19349 | Minute books [Wagga Wagga Land Board]

These registers contain a record of the proceedings of official Board Meetings conducted by the Wagga Wagga Land Board.A memorandum inside the front cover of each register reads: “The following is recommended as a convenient method of entering up the business of the Local Land Board in the Minute Book.” The memorandum then lists what should be entered in the Minute Book and how it should be presented. It makes note that the “Minute Book should be kept carefully entered up and indexed” and that “the Minute Book is a document of the greatest possible importance, and too much care cannot be observed in keeping it.”Some of the information recorded for each case included: the date when the proceedings took place; names of the members of the Board present; heading or designation of the case under investigation, and the names of the parties; the division where the land is situated, the county, parish, number, date and all other particulars necessary to clearly define the case.These particulars included: how the case came before the Board for investigation; the names of counsel, attorneys, or agents appearing and the parties for whom they appear; the names of the witnesses; the decision and if it was unanimous or if the chairman exercised a casting vote; what, if any award, such as expenses for witnesses or allowances for costs for either party; if applicable, the date to which the case was adjourned or if there was any notice of appeal. In addition, a reference to the land register where the case was recorded was included.