NRS-19093 | Register of Occupation Licenses [Albury Lands Office]

This register contains a summary record of all Occupation Licenses in the Land District of Albury, kept by the Albury Lands Office.Occupation Licenses were licenses to occupy Crown Lands, created by the Crown Land Act of 1884. The license was issued on a yearly basis, renewable annually on payment of the license fee. The land could be used for grazing only. Land held under Occupation License consisted mostly of the resumed areas of pastoral holdings divided by the Act of 1884. The resumed and leasehold areas retained the name of the original run or pastoral holding. For administration purposes, the Occupation License was allotted a number, the same number with the letter 'A' affixed being used to record the Preferential Occupation License attached to the same pastoral holding.Under an amending Act in 1896, land held under Occupation License could be withdrawn from the holder on receipt of an application for such land as a Homestead Selection. The Government Gazette for October 1, 1895, stated that all Occupation Licenses were to be paid in advance from the year 1896 onwards.This register records the name and number of the Occupation License, the name and address of the licensee or transferee and the date of transfer.

本登记册收录了由奥尔伯里土地办事处（Albury Lands Office）保管的奥尔伯里土地区（Land District of Albury）内所有土地占用许可证（Occupation License）的汇总记录。土地占用许可证是针对王室土地的占用许可，由1884年《官有土地法》（Crown Land Act）设立。该许可证按年度核发，缴纳许可费用后可逐年续期，且持证人仅可将该土地用于畜牧放牧。以土地占用许可证形式持有的土地，大多为1884年法案拆分后收归国有的畜牧用地地块；此类被收归国有及租赁的土地，将保留原牧场或畜牧用地的原有名称。为便于行政管理，每一份土地占用许可证都会被分配唯一编号，对应同一畜牧用地的优先土地占用许可证（Preferential Occupation License），将使用与主许可证相同的编号并后缀字母“A”进行登记。根据1896年的修订法案，若相关方申请将某块土地用作宅地选定地块，政府可收回该土地占用许可证项下的土地。1895年10月1日的《政府公报》（Government Gazette）明确规定，自1896年起，所有土地占用许可证的费用需提前缴纳。本登记册记录了土地占用许可证的名称与编号、被许可人或受让人的姓名与地址，以及转让日期。