VPRS 1826 Seed Advances Act No. 2568 Repayments To The Victorian Loans Redemption Fund Account Cash Book

The Seed Advances Act 1903 and its successor Acts (for example the Seed Advances Act 1919 (No 3037) provided for the advancement of seed and fodder to occupiers of Crown land from the Department of Lands and Survey (VA 538). The Act stipulated that the amount of seed advanced was to be worth no less than 50 pounds (section 12.1), and the interest to be charged was to be no more than 3 pounds 10 shillings pa.(section 12.1) payable twice yearly(section 12.2). Loan repayments were to be made to the Board by the debtor and then forwarded to the Victorian Loans Redemption Fund ( section 9). The amount of money needed to buy the seed was provided by Treasury. In this series seed advances are much related to those for wheat under the auspices of the Wheat Commission.Details given are the name of the farmer, the numbers and dates of cheques and the amounts paid as well as file numbers and file management details.

1903年《种子预付款法案》及其后续配套法案（例如1919年《种子预付款法案》（第3037号））规定，可由土地与测量部（VA 538）向王室土地占用者提供种子与饲料预付款。该法案明确两项核心要求：其一，单笔预付款对应的种子价值不得低于50英镑（第12.1条）；其二，收取的年利率不得超过3英镑10先令（第12.1条），且利息需每半年支付一次（第12.2条）。借款人需将贷款还款额缴至委员会，再由该委员会转缴至维多利亚州贷款赎回基金（第9条）。采购种子所需的资金由财政部拨付。本档案系列中的种子预付款业务，多与小麦委员会主导开展的小麦种子预付款业务相关。所记录的详情包括农户姓名、支票编号与签发日期、支付金额，以及档案编号与档案管理相关信息。