NRS-19609 | Homestead Farm Registers [Grafton Lands Office]

These registers contain a summary record of all the Homestead Farm tenures in the Land District of Grafton, kept by the Grafton Lands Office.The Homestead Farm tenure was introduced in 1912. Upon compliance with conditions, such as fencing the external boundaries of the land, a perpetual lease grant could be issued to the lessee. The lessee was subject to the payment of a half-yearly rent but, during the first five years, the lessee could expend an equal sum on improvements.These registers record information such as the year and number of the Homestead Farm, name and address of applicant, legal date of application, area applied for, date of confirmation, date of issue of grant, name and address of transferee, date of transfer, date of letter notifying registration of transfer, description of the land applied for, including Capital Value, payments made, period paid for, dates of payment, value of improvements and any further remarks. Payments recorded include: survey fee, amounts of rent paid, interest on late payments, date of payment and half year ending.p>

本批档案册完整收录了格拉夫顿土地行政区（Land District of Grafton）内所有宅地农场保有权（Homestead Farm tenure）的汇总备案记录，由格拉夫顿土地办事处（Grafton Lands Office）保管。宅地农场保有权于1912年正式推行。若满足土地外围围栏等相关要求，即可向承租人颁发永久租赁权证。承租人需按规定缴纳半年期租金，但在获批后的前五年内，承租人可投入等额资金用于土地改良。本批档案册所收录的信息涵盖：宅地农场的编号与申请年份、申请人姓名及住址、正式申请日期、申请土地面积、确权日期、权证颁发日期、受让人姓名及住址、转让日期、转让登记通知函日期、申请土地的详细描述（包含资本价值（Capital Value））、已缴付的费用、缴费周期、缴费日期、土地改良投入价值，以及其他补充备注。所记录的缴费项目包括：测量费、已缴租金金额、逾期缴款利息、缴费日期，以及对应的半年结算截止日期。