VPRS 14545 Register of Applications, Stawell and Hamilton, Section 147 Land Act 1901 and Section 14 Land Act 1905 (Occupation Branch)

This series consists of the register of applications for bee-farm licences and bee-range licences in the Hamilton and Stawell Land Districts. This register was kept at the Occupation Branch of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey (VA 538). Similar records kept at the District Land Office in Hamilton may be found in VPRS 14118.Details given are the number allocated to the application, the name of the applicant, the parish and the area of land applied for and any decision made by the Local Land Board with respect to the application. The Remarks column was then used to record file and correspondence management information.Section 147 of the Land Act 1901 allowed licences to be granted for bee farms of one acre on Crown land or lands held under lease for pastoral or agricultural purposes. Licences were renewable annually.Bee -range area licences could be granted for any unalieneated Crown land under Section 14 of the Land Act 1905. Licences were issued for one year but could be renewed annually. No individual or company might hold more than three bee-range licences.VPRS 14545 / P1 was previously registered as Unit 56 of VPRS 458 / P Applications Registers, Land Act Unknown.

本系列档案涵盖汉密尔顿（Hamilton）与斯图尔（Stawell）土地辖区内养蜂场许可证及放蜂区许可证的申请登记册。该登记册由官有土地与测量部（Department of Crown Lands and Survey）占地事务科保管，档案编号为VA 538。留存于汉密尔顿地区土地办事处的同类档案可于VPRS 14118中检索查阅。登记信息包含申请编号、申请人姓名、所属教区、申请土地面积，以及地方土地委员会针对该申请作出的全部决议。备注栏用于记录档案与往来信函的管理信息。《1901年土地法》（Land Act 1901）第147条规定，可在官有土地或用于畜牧、农业用途的租赁土地上，为占地1英亩的养蜂场核发许可证，许可证按年度续期。根据《1905年土地法》（Land Act 1905）第14条，任何未出让的官有土地均可核发放蜂区许可证。此类许可证有效期为1年，可按年度续期，且任何个人或企业所持有的放蜂区许可证数量不得超过3张。VPRS 14545/P1原登记为VPRS 458/P申请登记册第56单元，所属土地法未明确。