VPRS 15718 Survey Fees Received for Special Allotments [1873 - 1875]; Record of Land Sales [1864 - 1878]; Mail Despatch Book [1945 - 1951], Ballarat

This series was originally used by the District Survey Office at Ballarat to record details of surveys undertaken for Special Allotments for sale. Details given are the date a fee was received, the number, the name and address of the individual concerned, the location and extent of the land, the valuation and a report by either the surveyor or the Crown lands bailiff.The volume was also used to record the sales of land. Each page is headed with a Section number with below it the details of the sale of allotments within that Section. Details given are the date of the sale, the number of the allotment, the area of the land, the upset price per lot and per acre, the price at which the lot and acre were sold, the name of the buyer and the total amount for which the allotment was sold.From 1945 to 1951 the volume was used as the daily mail despatch book noting the date upon which correspondence was sent, the name of the addressee or the file number and the cost of postage.

本数据集最初由巴拉瑞特地区测绘办公室(District Survey Office at Ballarat)用于记录为待售特批售卖地块(Special Allotments)开展的测绘工作详情。所留存的记录内容包括：规费到账日期、地块编号、相关权利人姓名与住址、土地位置与面积、估价结果，以及测绘员或王室土地执达员(Crown lands bailiff)出具的正式报告。该卷宗同时被用于登记土地交易信息：每一页以区段编号作为页眉，下方列明对应区段内各地块的售卖详情，具体包含交易日期、地块编号、土地面积、单宗地块及每英亩拍卖底价(upset price)、实际成交价（单宗地块及每英亩价格）、买方姓名，以及该地块的总成交金额。1945年至1951年期间，该卷宗被用作每日邮件收发登记簿，记录信函发送日期、收件人姓名或档案编号，以及邮资成本。