NRS-18947 | Register of Homestead Selections in the Land District of Hay [Hay Local Land Board]

These registers contain a summary record of all Homestead Selections in the Land District of Hay, kept by the Hay Local Land Board.The Homestead Selection tenure was introduced in 1895. Upon compliance with conditions, a perpetual lease grant could be issued to the lessee. The lease was subject to the payment of a perpetual rent, payable half-yearly.These registers record information such as the year and number of the Homestead Selection, name and address of applicant and transferee, date of receipt of application by Land Agent, section of Act, area, Gazette Notice, County, Parish, and Portion number, amount of deposit and Survey Fee, capital value and rent, date of transmission of Extract to District Surveyor and date of receipt of his report, appraised value of improvements, date of confirmation, folio in minute book, dates of issue of instructions to inspectors and numbers and dates of reports, date of issue of certificate of fulfilment of conditions prior to grant, date of issue of Homestead Grant and name of party to whom issues, Protection Order, date of registration, and any further remarks.