NRS-20854 | Register of Settlement Leases [Walcha Lands Office]

This register contains a summary record of all Settlement Leases in the Land District of Walcha, kept by the Walcha Lands Office.This tenure was introduced under the Crown Lands Act 1895 (58 Vic No.18). This tenure stated that those who desire to combine agriculture with grazing may take up a Settlement Lease of land up to 1280 acres, after which the land will  become suitable for agricultural purposes; or of grazing land up to 10,240 acres. The actual size of the block to be regulated according to its capability of supporting one family. The term of the lease was twenty eight years, and carried a condition of residence for the full term of the lease. When a Settlement Lease had been executed by the Governor, a notification to that effect was published in the NSW Government Gazette, and the lease forwarded to the Land Agent for delivery to the leasee. The leasee was to take delivery of the lease within three months after the notification.Settlement Lease registers record information such as the year and number of the settlement lease, name and address of applicant, date and time of receipt of application, area applied for and section, date of confirmation and area confirmed, date of commencement of lease, county, parish, portion number, name and address of transferee, date of transfer, description of land applied for, date of Gazette, payments made, including deposit and interest on late payments, date of payments, dates of issue of instructions to inspector and numbers and dates of reports, and any further remarks or notations.