VPRS 5027 Mining Warden's Registers Of Applications For Mining Licenses, Stawell Mining Division

In their administrative role Mining Wardens were required to receive and register applications for various mining leases and licences in their area. The types of lease and licence applications which could have been registered include:* Gold Mining Leases (often known simply as Mining Leases) from 1859* Mineral Leases from 1861* Mineral Search Licences from 1862* Gold Mining Leases on Reserved Land from 1873* Private Property Leases from 1885* Tailings Licences from 1897* Petroleum Prospecting Licences from 1935* Petroleum Mineral Leases from 1935.It is not certain that all of these types of lease or licence were registered by the Wardens.To 1915 lease or licence applications were submitted firstly to the District Warden and then forwarded to the Mines Department in Melbourne. From 1915 applications were required to be submitted direct to the Department and from there were forwarded to the Warden.

矿业监管员（Mining Wardens）在履行行政职责时，需接收并登记其管辖辖区内各类矿业租赁与许可的申请。可登记的租赁及许可申请类型包括：
* 1859年起实施的金矿租赁权（Gold Mining Leases，通常简称为矿业租赁权）
* 1861年起实施的矿物租赁权（Mineral Leases）
* 1862年起实施的矿物勘探许可（Mineral Search Licences）
* 1873年起实施的保留土地金矿租赁权（Gold Mining Leases on Reserved Land）
* 1885年起实施的私有财产租赁权（Private Property Leases）
* 1897年起实施的尾矿许可（Tailings Licences）
* 1935年起实施的石油勘探许可（Petroleum Prospecting Licences）
* 1935年起实施的石油矿物租赁权（Petroleum Mineral Leases）

并非所有上述类型的租赁与许可申请均会被矿业监管员登记备案。
截至1915年，租赁与许可申请需先提交至地区矿业监管员（District Warden），再转送至墨尔本矿业部（Mines Department）；1915年起，申请需直接提交至该部门，再由其转送至监管员处。