VPRS 15659 Schedules of Residence Areas, Bendigo District Survey Office

This series consists of lists of Residence Area rights issued . The name and address of the holder is given with the location of the land with a description and the number of the right. On some schedules there is a sketch plan of the piece of land.One of the privileges under the Mines Act, conferred by the holding of a miner's right until 1935 was that of residence on up to one acre on a gold-fields area. Those occupying a residence area were "deemed in law to be possessed ... of such ... parcels ... and the property therein".From 1935, with the passing of the Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935, the right of occupation of residence areas was broadened to all Crown lands and placed under the Land Act rather than the Mines Act.

本系列包含已核发的居住用地使用权（Residence Area Rights）清单。清单中列明权利人姓名与地址、土地坐落、权利说明及权利编号。部分附表附有对应地块的示意图。直至1935年，依据《矿业法》（Mines Act），持有矿工权者可享有的一项特权为：可在金矿区内占用至多1英亩土地用于居住。占用居住用地者“在法律上被视为持有……该地块……及其中的财产”。1935年《土地（居住用地）法》（Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935）颁布后，居住用地使用权的覆盖范围扩大至全部王室土地，该权利的管理依据转为《土地法》（Land Act）而非《矿业法》。