VPRS 14537 Register of Transfers of Leases

This series registers transfers of leases from one property to another property held under the Closer Settlement and Discharged Soldiers Settlement Acts. Details given are the number of the transfer and the date of its approval, the name of the lessee and whether the lease was under the Closer Settlement (CS) or Discharged Soldiers (DS) Settlement Act and the nature and acreage of the present farm. Details are then given of the new farm approved for with its type and the district and the classification as a settler (whether a sick soldier or a sick civilian), any remarks and the date when and location to which the lessee was transferred. Details of any compensation payment under Section 13 of the Closer Settlement Act 1933 are also given.At the back of the volume is a statistical section. One table summarises transfers by the classification of the reason for the transfer (Ordinary or Sick Soldier). Other general listings give firstly, a list giving the date, name and the district transferred from and the district transferred to while others give the same summary by district.From 1932 special conditions had been in place for soldier settlers in ill-health with the Commission reporting for the year ended June 30th 1937 that a number of soldier settlers in ill-health had "been granted leases of small areas with homes in selected districts at nominal rentals". These leases were to be continued during the lifetime of the lessees and their wives.