VPRS 14389 Register of Applications, Residence Areas Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935

This series consists of a register of applications created for Residence Areas after the passing of the Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935. Details given are the name of the applicant and the location of the Residence Area applied for, the result of the application and the number of the Residence Area (R.A.) granted. There are also alpha-numeric references to correspondence and file numbers for the period.Residence Areas were previously dealt with as miners' rights under the Mines Act. With the 1935 (Residence Areas) Act, the issue of miners' rights for residence ceased and all such rights were brought under the Land Act. Residence Area rights had to be for bona fide residence and had to be renewed each year. They were able to be applied for by persons over the age of eighteen for land not permanently or temporarily reserved or occupied under the Land Act or not occupied under the Mines Act for mining purposes. A number of other conditions also applied to Residence Area land and its occupation.