VPRS 15645 Register of Licensees, Section 19 Land Act 1869, Receiver of Revenue Wedderburn

Under Section 19 of the Land Act 1869 selectors could apply for a three-year licence to occupy Crown land. The rent was set at two shillings per acre and a maximum of 320 acres per selector was allowed. On application, a deposit of half a years rent was paid. If the application was refused, the deposit was refunded. Section 20 of the Act placed conditions on the three-year licence with selectors required to improve their allotment by the erection of fencing and a dwelling, cultivation of their land and the destruction of vermin and noxious weeds. After the licence term had expired, the selector was eligible to apply for a seven-year lease or for a Crown Grant to purchase their allotment. Grants or leases were only approved if improvement conditions had been met. If a selector opted for a seven-year lease, the yearly rent was used to pay off the purchase price of the land. Rent previously paid under Section 19 was credited against the purchase price.The Land Act 1878 in Section 2 extended the period of licenses under Section 19 of the Land Act 1869 to six years and reduced the fee to one shilling per annum. Section 11 of that Act provided for the issue of non-residence licenses for six years at a fee of two shillings per acre per annum. Leases were to be issued, on expiration of the license term, for a period of 14 years at a fee of two shillings per acre per annum. Further to this, Section 3 of the Land Act 1880 allowed application to be made for an alteration in the terms of a license, particularly in respect to the length of time granted for the making of improvements. If these new terms were then complied with, a lease could then be granted.Records of rent payments were kept in Registers of Licensees or Lessees which gave the date of the lease or license, the name of the holder, the location (parish, allotment and section) and the extent of the land. Financial details included were the amount previously paid in license fees and the half-yearly instalments paid. In the column for remarks are notations regarding such matters as forfeiture, revocation and transfers of licenses and any relevant references to correspondence or entries in the Government Gazette.Entries in this series refer mainly to payments made under Section 19 of the Land Act 1869 and the subsequent provisions of the 1878 Act. There are entries relating to other Sections of other Acts relating to the occupation and selection of land. Receivers of Revenue (often the Clerk of the Court) were authorised to recive rents from tenants of Crown Land. Wedderburn was a designated place of payment for the St Arnaud Land District.

根据1869年《土地法》第19条，土地申请者可申请为期三年的王室土地（Crown land）占用许可证。租金定为每英亩2先令，每位申请者最多可获批320英亩土地。申请时需预付半年租金作为押金，若申请被驳回，押金将全额退还。该法第20条对三年期许可证设置使用条件，要求申请者通过修建围栏与住宅、开垦土地以及消灭害虫与有害杂草来改善其所分配的地块。许可证期限届满后，申请者可申请七年期租赁协议，或通过王室授产（Crown Grant）购买其所占用的地块。仅当申请者满足全部土地改良要求时，方可获批授产或租赁协议。若申请者选择七年期租赁，年度租金将用于抵扣土地购买价款，此前依据第19条缴纳的租金亦可计入购地款抵扣额度。
1878年《土地法》第2条将1869年《土地法》第19条规定的许可证期限延长至六年，并将年费降至1先令。该法第11条规定可颁发为期六年的非居住许可证，年费为每英亩2先令。许可证期限届满后，可颁发为期14年的租赁协议，年费为每英亩2先令。此外，1880年《土地法》第3条允许申请者申请变更许可证条款，尤其是针对土地改良所需的时长。若申请者遵守新的条款要求，即可获批租赁协议。
租金缴纳记录留存于《许可证持有者与租赁者登记簿》中，内容涵盖租赁/许可证的签发日期、持有者姓名、土地位置（教区、地块编号与区段）以及土地总面积。财务明细包含此前已缴纳的许可证费用金额，以及每半年缴纳的分期款项。备注栏中记录了许可证的没收、撤销与转让等相关事项，以及与《政府公报（Government Gazette）》中相关通讯或条目对应的引用信息。
本系列条目主要涉及依据1869年《土地法》第19条以及1878年法案后续条款所缴纳的款项，同时也包含其他法案中与土地占用及申请相关条款对应的条目。税务收款人（通常为法院书记员）获授权收取王室土地租户的租金。韦德本（Wedderburn）被指定为圣阿诺德土地区（St Arnaud Land District）的缴款地点。