NRS-19209 | Register of Auction Sales [Wentworth Lands Office]

This register contains a summary record of all Auction Sales in the Land District of Wentworth, kept by the Wentworth Crown Land Agent, later the ­ Wentworth Lands Office.Crown Lands that could be sold at public auction include: conditionally purchased lands that had been deemed to have been abandoned; land that has no conditions for residence or improvement; land that has had no improvements done; land put up for sale at auction that did not sell, can be put up for auction again.Crown Land to be auctioned by the Crown had first to be surveyed. By law a Crown Land auction had to be proclaimed by the Governor within three months of the scheduled date of sale, and not less than one month before.The ‘Crown Land Alienation Act of 1861’ states that a deposit of twenty five percent of the purchase price be paid at the time of sale, and the balance to be paid within three months, else the contract be void and the deposit forfeited, and the land put up for auction again.The heading at the top of each page in the register reads: ‘Sale of Crown Lands held at Wentworth on the (date inserted), under the Advertisement dated the (date inserted).’ Each page is a different day listing all the lots sold on that particular day, and each lot is given a letter: ‘A’ ‘B’ etc, starting at ‘A’ on each new day/page.The register records information such as the letter for the lot sold for each day; the situation of the land giving county, parish, town or place; extent of the lot, i.e. sold, not sold or withdrawn; allotment or portion; section; rate, upset or realised; purchasers; amount; remissions; deposit; balance; balance when paid; and any further remarks.

本登记册记录了温特沃斯（Wentworth）土地辖区内所有公开拍卖土地的汇总记录，由温特沃斯王室土地代理人（后改制为温特沃斯土地管理局）负责保管。
可通过公开拍卖处置的王室土地（Crown Lands）包括：被认定为弃置的附条件购置土地、无居住或改良要求的土地、未开展任何改良的土地，以及此前拍卖流拍后可再次上架拍卖的土地。
王室待拍卖的土地需先完成勘测。根据法律规定，王室土地拍卖须由总督在预定拍卖日期前至少一个月，且不晚于该日期前三个月内发布官方公告。
《1861年王室土地出让法》（Crown Land Alienation Act of 1861）规定，买受人须在拍卖成交时支付购地款的25%作为定金，剩余款项需在三个月内付清；否则合同将被视为无效，定金予以没收，且该土地将再次上架拍卖。
本登记册每页顶部的标准标题为：‘于（插入日期）在温特沃斯举办的王室土地拍卖会，依据日期为（插入日期）的公告举办’。
每一页对应一个独立拍卖日，列明当日成交的全部地块；每个地块均被赋予字母编号（如A、B等），每日/每页均从字母A开始重新编号。
本登记册记录的信息包括：每日拍卖地块的字母编号、土地所在的郡、教区、城镇或地点、地块处置状态（即成交、流拍或撤回）、分配地块或细分地块、区段编号、单价、底价或实际落槌成交价、买受人信息、交易总金额、减免款项、定金、剩余未付款项、付款结清时的余额，以及其他补充备注。