VPRS 13209 Register of Applications, Sale, Section 47 Land Act 1869 (Sale District Survey Office)

VPRS 13209/P1 Register of Applications, Sale, Section 47 Land Act 1869 Sale District Survey Office) was created by the District Survey Office at Sale. It is duplicated by Register of Applications, Sale Section 47 Land Act 1869 (Occupation Branch) (VPRS 13192/P1) which is the register created by the 'Sale District Office' at the Occupation Branch.VPRS 13209/P1 was previously registered as Unit 93 of VPRS 451/P Applications Registers Land Act 1869.The introduction of the Land Act 1869 saw all Crown land, not previously occupied in Victoria opened up for selection. Provisions were made in section 42 of the Land Act 1865 for selection before survey. Prior to this time surveys were conducted on all Crown land before it was made available. The provision of free selection before survey was carried to the 1869 Act. The aim of the legislation was to encourage settlement on lands that would be most advantageous to the colony. The Act also provided for the leasing and licensing of land for other than agricultural and pastoral purposes.Section 47 of the Land Act 1869 allowed, as did Section 53 of the Land Act 1862, for a license to be granted for the use of Crown lands not under lease or license under Part II of the 1869 Act. Uses were for the extraction of raw materials such as timber and stone, the processing of rural products in such facilities as brick kilns, to occupy fishermen's' residences, to erect pumps and collect ballast and for any other purpose for which land might be leased under Section 45 of the Act. Clause 7 allowed the depasturing of animals on land not forming part of any run or common.From the start of 1873, the occupation of any Crown land for pastoral purposes was not to be authorized under the usual pastoral license, but by the use of this 7th clause of Section 47. This change indicated a preference for not giving a prolonged tenure for this purpose and for not selling the country involved as new runs. The use of this clause was advocated as it conceded no privileges with respect to length of tenure or occupation.The register in this series also contains records of Applications for licenses and leases under other sections of Part III of the Land Act 1869. These include leases for land used for a wide variety of rural industries, licenses for timber getting on Crown resevations (Section 53) and licenses for the condstruction of water easements (Section 55) and the diversion oof water for mill purposes and the cutting of races (Section 56).The additional advantages provided to selectors as a result of the Land Act 1869 resulted in an exceptional number of applications to select Crown land. By 1873 the Department of Crown Lands and Survey (VA 538) was experiencing many problems in managing applications. Public complaints were at an all time high. The complaints ranged from extraordinarily long delays in application processing, applications being approved for more than one person on the same allotment and long delays in replying to correspondence.When an application to select Crown land was received by the Department it would be registered in a register of applications. Prior to 1874 and the establishment of the Occupation Branch all applications made under sections of the Land Act 1869 were recorded in the same series of registers irrespective of location. The contents of registers of applications were arranged alphabetically and application numbers were allocated consecutively in blocks for each letter of the alphabet.Separate registers of applications were usually created for each section of the Land Act under which individuals could apply to select land. For example, all applications received under section 47 of the Land Act 1869 were recorded in the same register. Sections of an Act that were less common were often recorded in the one register.In an attempt to try and rationalise the way the Department managed Crown land, the Occupation Branch was established in 1874 under the influence of H Byron Moore, Assistant Surveyor General. The Occupation Branch was to deal with all matters relating to the occupation of Crown land.The State was divided into fifteen Land Districts, these being Ararat, Ballarat, Beechworth, Benalla, Castlemaine and Dunolly, Echuca, Geelong Warrnambool and Camperdown, Hamilton, Horsham, Melbourne, Sale and Bairnsdale, Sandhurst (Bendigo), Seymour and St Arnaud. Each District was represented at the Occupation Branch in Melbourne by a 'District Land Office'.Each District Land Office consisted of a double table or desk at which both a clerk and draughtsman sat. Everything in the way of files, maps and plans were at convenient reach. The same officers dealt with the sale of Crown land from its 'inception to its disposition'. The District Offices' staff consisted essentially of a clerical officer and a draughtsman who dealt solely with that Land District. It was their business to know the District and to deal with all land business related to it. By 1877 each District Land Office, consisted of a District Officer, a rental clerk, a draughtsman and several general clerks.After the establishment of the Occupation Branch in 1874 and the division of the State into Land Districts, applications were registered by District. Each 'District Land Office' created and maintained their own series of registers of applications. Any new applications received by the Department after 1874 were registered in separate District registers with applications numbers that were allocated from the number one onwards. The same application number could be allocated for selections in different Districts. For example the application number 1021/49 could exist in both the Ballarat and Bendigo Land Districts, it is the District name plus the accompanying file number that is the unique identifier.Applicants completed an application form at District Survey Offices. Most Land Districts had a District Survey Office. The District Surveyor would enter the applicants' details in a register of applications kept at the District Survey Office. The register of applications allocated a number to each applicant. The application number was written on the application to select and subsequently became their file number if their application was approved.The District Surveyor would enter into the register of applications the application number, the date the application was received, the applicants' name, occupation and parish, the allotment number and size (acres, roods and perches) applied for. The application was then forwarded to the appropriate District Land Office at the Occupation Branch in Melbourne. It was then entered in a duplicate register of applications there against the same application number. The District Surveyor also forwarded a tracing of the allotment applied for.The position of the allotment applied for was immediately charted on a working plan in pencil. The tracing was then sent to the Department of Mines and Water Supply (VA 2720) for a report on any mining objections. If there were no mining objections the application would be heard before a Local Land Board. Local Land Boards were made up of representatives from the local community and the Department of Crown Lands and Survey (VA 538). The Boards would hear from all applicants for an allotment and would decide who was to be granted the licence or lease. The schedule documenting the decisions of the Local Land Board was forwarded to the appropriate District Land Office at the Occupation Branch and the decision was entered into the register of applications.The Board of Land and Works (VA 744), the statutory authority for the management of Crown land would give final approval for land selection, acting on the recommendation of the Local Land Board. The decision of the Board of Lands and Works (VA 744) was then recorded in the register of applications. The registers also record the date of the licence issue and any subsequent action in relation to that file. The selectors granted each allotment would then be recorded on the working plan by the District Land Office draughtsman at the Occupation Branch. The tracing of the allotment was then sent to the Crown Land Bailiff responsible for that Land District.The new registers of applications were arranged by Land District and by section of Land Act applications were received under. For example, all applications received under section 47 of the Land Act 1869 for the Ballarat Land District were recorded in the same series of registers. Sections of an Act that were less common were often recorded in the one District register.

VPRS 13209/P1《申请、出售登记册（1869年〈土地法〉第47条，塞尔地区测量办事处）》由塞尔地区测量办事处编制。该登记册另有副本：《1869年〈土地法〉第47条（占用科）申请登记册》（VPRS 13192/P1），由塞尔地区办事处占用科编制。VPRS 13209/P1原登记编号为VPRS 451/P《1869年土地法申请登记册》第93单元。
1869年《土地法》的出台，将维多利亚州此前未被占用的全部王室土地开放供人选购。1865年《土地法》第42条已规定可先选地后测量；在此之前，所有王室土地均需完成测量后方可对外供应。先测后选的规定被纳入1869年法案。该立法的目的是鼓励在对殖民地最有利的土地上定居。该法案还规定了非农业、牧业用途的土地租赁与许可制度。
1869年《土地法》第47条与1862年《土地法》第53条一致，允许为未纳入1869年法案第二部分租赁或许可范围的王室土地颁发使用许可。许可用途包括开采木材、石材等原材料，在砖窑等设施中加工农产品，为渔民提供住宅用地，架设水泵、收集压舱物，以及法案第45条规定的可租赁土地的其他用途。第7款允许在不属于任何牧场或公共用地的土地上放牧牲畜。
自1873年起，任何以牧业为目的占用王室土地的行为，不再通过常规牧业许可批准，而是适用本条第7款规定。这一变化体现了政策倾向：不再为该用途提供长期使用权，也不再将相关土地作为新牧场出售。该条款的使用得到倡导，因其不会在使用期限或占用权限上给予任何特权。
本系列登记册还收录了依据1869年《土地法》第三部分其他条款申请许可与租赁的记录。其中包括适用于多种乡村产业的土地租赁、王室保留地伐木许可（第53条）、水役权建设许可（第55条）、为磨坊用途引水及开挖引水渠许可（第56条）。
1869年《土地法》为选地人带来的额外利好，使得王室土地选地申请数量激增。至1873年，王室土地与测量部（VA 538）在处理申请时面临诸多问题，公众投诉达到顶峰。投诉内容包括申请处理周期极长、同一块地块被批准给多名申请人，以及回复函件耗时漫长。
当王室土地选地申请提交至该部后，将被录入申请登记册。1874年占用科成立之前，所有依据1869年《土地法》条款提交的申请，均会被录入同一套登记册，不受地域限制。申请登记册内容按字母顺序排列，申请编号按字母表顺序以区块形式连续分配。
通常会为申请人可依据的土地法条款单独设立申请登记册。例如，所有依据1869年《土地法》第47条提交的申请，均会被录入同一登记册。使用频率较低的法案条款，其相关申请通常会被录入同一登记册。
为理顺王室土地管理流程，1874年在助理测量总监H·拜伦·摩尔的推动下，成立了占用科，负责处理所有与王室土地占用相关的事务。
全州被划分为15个土地辖区，分别为：阿拉拉特、巴拉腊特、比奇沃思、贝纳拉、卡斯尔梅恩与邓诺利、伊丘卡、吉隆-瓦南布尔与坎珀当、哈密尔顿、霍舍姆、墨尔本、塞尔与拜恩斯代尔、桑德赫斯特（本迪戈）、西摩和圣阿诺德。每个辖区在墨尔本的占用科均设有一名“地区土地办事处”代表。
各地区土地办事处设有双人办公桌，办事员与绘图员同桌办公，各类文件、地图与图纸均可随手取用。同一批工作人员负责王室土地出售从“立项到处置”的全流程。地区办事处的人员配置主要为一名办事员与一名绘图员，专门负责对应土地辖区的事务。他们需熟悉本辖区情况，处理所有相关土地业务。至1877年，各地区土地办事处的人员已扩充至地区官员、租金办事员、绘图员及数名普通办事员。
1874年占用科成立并将全州划分为土地辖区后，申请按辖区进行登记。各“地区土地办事处”自行创建并维护其专属的申请登记册系列。1874年后部门收到的所有新申请，均按从1号开始的顺序分配编号，录入各辖区专属登记册。不同辖区可使用相同的申请编号，例如巴拉腊特与本迪戈土地辖区均可存在申请编号1021/49，唯有结合辖区名称与附带档案编号，方可成为唯一标识符。
申请人需在地区测量办事处填写申请表。大多数土地辖区均设有地区测量办事处。地区测量员会将申请人信息录入保存在办事处的申请登记册，并为每位申请人分配编号。该申请编号会被填写在选地申请表上，若申请获批，该编号即成为其档案编号。
地区测量员需在申请登记册中记录以下信息：申请编号、申请接收日期、申请人姓名、职业与教区、申请地块编号与面积（英亩、路得、平方杆）。随后申请表将被转发至墨尔本占用科对应的地区土地办事处，该办事处将以相同的申请编号，将信息录入副本申请登记册。地区测量员还需附带提交申请地块的描图。
申请地块的位置会立即用铅笔标注在工作平面图上。随后描图会被提交至矿产与供水部（VA 2720），以获取是否存在矿业异议的报告。若无矿业异议，申请将提交至地方土地委员会审议。地方土地委员会由当地社区代表与王室土地与测量部（VA 538）的代表组成。委员会将听取所有地块申请人的陈述，并决定将许可或租赁授予何人。记录地方土地委员会决议的清单会被转发至墨尔本占用科对应的地区土地办事处，决议内容将被录入申请登记册。
土地与工程委员会（VA 744）作为王室土地管理的法定主管机构，将依据地方土地委员会的建议，对土地选地申请作出最终批准。土地与工程委员会（VA 744）的决议会被录入申请登记册。登记册还会记录许可证颁发日期及该档案后续的所有相关动作。获得地块选地许可的申请人信息，会被占用科的地区土地办事处绘图员标注在工作平面图上。申请地块的描图随后会被发送至负责对应土地辖区的王室土地执行官。
新的申请登记册按土地辖区及申请所依据的土地法条款进行分类。例如，所有依据1869年《土地法》第47条提交的巴拉腊特土地辖区申请，均会被录入同一套登记册系列。使用频率较低的法案条款，其相关申请通常会被录入同一辖区登记册。