NRS-19027 | Registers of Auction and After Auction Sales [Wentworth Lands Office]

These registers contain a summary record of all Auction and After Auction Sales in the Land District of Wentworth, kept by the Wentworth Crown Land Agent's Office, 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.These registers record information such as the name and address and calling of the purchaser, the situation of the land, including county and parish, town or farm, also the portion of allotment, section, and the area advertised for sale, and sold, also the date of receipt of application, purchase money, amount of deposit and the date of credit, also the outstanding balance, instalments of payments, interest accrued, deed fee and space for any further relevant remarks.

本批登记簿收录了温特沃斯（Wentworth）土地辖区内所有拍卖及拍卖后土地交易的汇总记录，由温特沃斯王室土地代理人办公室（后更名为温特沃斯土地办公室）负责保管。
可通过公开拍卖处置的王室土地（Crown Land）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；以及曾上架拍卖但流拍、可再次拍卖的土地。
王室拟拍卖的土地须先完成勘测。根据法律规定，王室土地拍卖须由总督在预定出售日期前至少一个月、且不晚于该日期前三个月内发布公告。
《1861年王室土地转让法（Crown Land Alienation Act of 1861）》规定，买受人须在交易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；若逾期未付，则合同宣告无效，定金予以没收，且该土地将再次上架拍卖。
本登记簿记录的信息包括：买受人姓名、地址及职业；土地状况，涵盖所在郡、教区、城镇或农场，以及地块编号、区段编号；公告拟售与实际售出的土地面积；申请受理日期、购地款金额、定金数额与入账日期；未结清余额、分期付款项、应计利息、契约费用，以及预留的其他相关备注栏。