VPRS 1615 Mining Registrar's Registers Of Claims, Inglewood Mining District

Between 1855 and 1975 the administration of mining in Victoria was partly carried out at a district level. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries district mining officials had extensive administrative and judicial responsibilities. Over time the role of district officials diminished as the function gradually became more centralised.The boundaries of each Mining District were proclaimed by the Governor-in-Council. Each District was divided into several divisions which at times were further subdivided. It is important to note that the names and boundaries of the Districts, Divisions and Subdivisions changed over time as the scale of mining activity in various locations changed. Victorian Government Gazettes provide information about the boundaries of mining areas. The first six Districts were established in 1858. The Gippsland Mining District was established in 1866.Administration of mining activity took place at both the District and Divisional level. The names of the Districts and Divisions do not necessarily indicate the location of the offices of the mining officials.Mining RegistrarsThe Gold Fields Laws Amendment Act 1860 (24 Vic.,No.115) empowered the Governor-in-Council to appoint Mining Registrars in the Mining Districts to carry out duties prescribed in the mining by-laws for their district. Mining Registrars were primarily concerned with claims or privileges held under miners rights. Responsibilities included the registration and transfer of various types of claims specified in the mining by-laws. Mining Registrars were also responsible for preparing reports and statistics showing the progress of mining within their district.Mining Registrars Register of ClaimsUnder the mining by-laws the holder of a miners right was entitled to take up various claims. Each type of claim specified the nature of the mining activity which could be undertaken. The types of claims included:- prospecting claims (along a reef)- alluvial claims (for shallow sinking)- tunnelling claims- sluicing and puddling claims- water right or water race claim- site for machinery- site for a dam, and- site for residence (to 1936).Registers of Claims may be specific to a particular type of claim (eg. Register of Water Races, Register of Residence Areas) or may include a mixture of claims. In circumstances where claims were taken up by partnerships the Register of Claims will usually include a record of the agreed percentage of shares of each of the partners.Registers of Claims will often include:- number and date of claim- name of holder or owner- number of Miners Right and date of Miners Right- particulars of the claim- locality, and- details of transfers or amalgamations of claims.1855年至1975年间，维多利亚州（Victoria）的矿业管理部分以区级行政单元推进。19世纪至20世纪初，区级矿业官员拥有广泛的行政与司法职权。随着管理职能逐步向中央集中，区级官员的职权逐渐弱化。 各矿业区（Mining District）的边界由总督会同行政局（Governor-in-Council）公告划定。每个矿业区划分为若干分区，部分分区还会进一步细分。需注意，随着各地矿业活动规模的变化，矿业区、分区及细分片区的名称与边界会随时间调整。维多利亚州政府公报（Victorian Government Gazettes）记载了矿区边界的相关信息。首批六个矿业区于1858年设立，吉普斯兰矿业区（Gippsland Mining District）则于1866年成立。矿业管理同时在区级与分区层面开展，且矿业区和分区的名称未必对应矿业官员办公场所的所在地。 ### 矿业登记员（Mining Registrars） 1860年《金矿场法律修订法案》（Gold Fields Laws Amendment Act 1860，24 Vic.,No.115）授权总督会同行政局在各矿业区任命矿业登记员，负责执行辖区内矿业附例规定的职责。矿业登记员主要处理依据矿工权（miners right）所持有的采矿申请或权益，职责涵盖矿业附例中规定的各类采矿申请的登记与转让，同时负责编制报告与统计数据，反映辖区内矿业的发展进展。 ### 矿业登记员采矿申请登记簿（Mining Registrars Register of Claims） 根据矿业附例，持有矿工权的主体有权申领各类采矿申请。每一类申请均明确了可开展的矿业活动类型，包括： - 沿矿脉的探矿申请（prospecting claims） - 浅挖砂矿申请（alluvial claims） - 隧道掘进申请（tunnelling claims） - 洗选与捣矿申请（sluicing and puddling claims） - 水权或水道权申请（water right or water race claim） - 机械设备场地申请（site for machinery） - 水坝场地申请（site for a dam） - 住宅场地申请（截至1936年，site for residence） 采矿申请登记簿可针对特定类型的申请（如水道登记簿、居住区登记簿），也可涵盖多种类型的申请。若采矿申请由合伙组织申领，登记簿通常会记载各合伙人约定的持股比例。 采矿申请登记簿通常包含以下信息： - 申请编号与登记日期 - 持有人或所有权人姓名 - 矿工权编号与发证日期 - 申请详情 - 申请地点 - 申请的转让或合并详情