VPRS 15724 Soldier Settlers' Concession Committee Working Notes, Section 15, Closer Settlement Act 1925

Section 15 of Part II of the Closer Settlement Act 1925 allowed lessees under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act to apply, if owing to adverse circumstances and other stated reasons they could not meet all their obligations, to have certain debts written off.This series consists of notebooks kept be members of the Committee for a number of areas in the state. Details given are the case number allocated, the name and location of the applicant, the Discharged Soldier Settlement lease number, the arrears owed by the applicant and the amount applied for. A brief summary is given of the adverse circumstances as described by the applicant (often inadequately sized holdings, low prices, crop failures or such things as drought and personal difficulties). Finally, the amount allocated to the applicant is stated.Notebooks may be looked at in conjunction with VPRS 15568 Soldier Settlers' Concession Committee, Section 15, Closer Settlement Act 1925.