NRS-9131 | Register of Settlement Leases [Narrandera Lands Office]

This register contains a summary record of all settlement leases in the Land District of Narrandera, kept by the Narrandera Lands Office.This tenure was introduced in 1895 under the Crown Lands Act of 1895 (58 Vic. No.18). This tenure stated that those who desire to combine agriculture with grazing may take up a Settlement Lease of land up to 1280 acres, that is land which will afterwards become suitable for agricultural purposes; or of grazing land up to 10,240 acres, the actual size of the block being regulated according to its capability of supporting one family. The term of the lease was to be twenty eight years, and carried a condition of residence for the full term of the lease.When a settlement lease has been executed by the Governor a notification to that effect shall be published in the Gazette and the lease be forwarded to the Land Agent for delivery to the lessee. The lessee shall take delivery of the lease within three months after the notification.The register records information such as: the year and number of the settlement lease, name and address of applicant, date and time of receipt of application, area applied for and section, date of confirmation and area confirmed, date of commencement of lease, county, parish, portion number, name and address of transferee, date of transfer, description of land applied for, date of Gazette, payments made, including deposit and interest on late payments, date of payments, dates of issue of instructions to inspector and numbers and dates of reports, and any further remarks or notations.

本登记簿收录了纳兰德拉（Narrandera）土地管辖区内所有定居租赁契约的汇总记录，由纳兰德拉土地办事处（Narrandera Lands Office）保管。该租赁权制度于1895年依据《1895年王室土地法》（58 Vic. No.18）确立。此项制度规定，有意将农业与畜牧业相结合的申请者可承租最高面积为1280英亩的土地——此类土地后续将适宜农业用途；或承租最高面积为10240英亩的畜牧用地，地块实际面积需根据其供养一户家庭的能力进行核定。租赁期限为28年，且要求承租人在整个租赁期内居住于此。当总督签署定居租赁契约后，相关通知须在政府公报（Gazette）上发布，并将契约转交土地代理人交付承租人。承租人须在通知发布后的三个月内领取该契约。本登记簿收录的信息包括：定居租赁契约的年份与编号、申请人姓名与地址、申请受理日期与时间、申请面积与地块分区、确认日期与确认面积、租赁起始日期、郡名、教区名、地块编号、受让人姓名与地址、转让日期、申请土地描述、政府公报发布日期、已缴款项（含押金及逾期付款利息）、缴款日期、向土地督察员下达指令的日期，以及巡查报告的编号与日期，此外还包括其他附加备注或批注。