VPRS 13041 Register of Licences Benalla, Section 53 Land Act 1862

Under Section 50 of the Land Act 1862, persons could lease land of no more than three acres for a period of up to seven years at an annual rental of no less than five pounds per acre. The land could be used for a wide range of miscellaneous purposes including quarrying, rural stores or inns, factories or tanneries or mills, ferries or punts or toll houses or for ship-building. In the same way, under Section 53 of the same Act, a licence could be issued for no more than one year to enter upon Crown Lands for these same purposes and to prospect, to remove useful resources, for the establishment and maintenance of drainage facilities, to occupy fishermen's huts and for the carrying out of other rural industries.This series contains the records of the few licences issued in the Benalla district for the provision of moorings, the operation of punts and as forcing grounds. Details given are the registry number, the name of the licensee, the description of the land to be occupied (entered as the parish) and the purpose of the occupation and the date, period and cost of the licence. Further details are given relating to licence payments. In the remarks column, details are given of later purchase of the land or the cessation of the licence.VPRS 13041/P1 was previously registered as VPRS 1310/P Unit 2. It was reserialised in 2002.

根据1862年《土地法》（Land Act 1862）第50条规定，自然人可租赁面积不超过3英亩的土地，租期最长可达7年，年租金不得低于每英亩5英镑。该土地可用于多种杂项用途，涵盖采石、乡村商铺或客栈、工厂、制革厂或磨坊、渡轮运营、平底驳船运营、收费亭管理，以及船舶建造等。与此同时，依据该法第53条，可核发有效期不超过1年的许可，准许进入王室公有土地开展上述用途，同时可用于资源勘探、有用资源开采、建设及维护排水设施、占用渔民小屋，以及开展其他乡村产业。本档案系列收录了本纳拉（Benalla）地区核发的少量许可档案，涉及泊位设置、平底驳船运营及强制耕作用地相关许可。档案记录的信息包括登记编号、许可持证人姓名、拟占用土地的描述（以教区作为登记单元）、占用用途、许可的生效日期、有效期及许可费用，此外还包含许可缴费的相关细节。在备注栏中，会记录该土地后续购置情况或许可终止的相关信息。档案VPRS 13041/P1此前的登记编号为VPRS 1310/P Unit 2，并于2002年完成重新编目。