VPRS 13286 Register of Licensees and Lessees, Melbourne, Sections 31 and 49 Land Act 1869

Section 49 of the Land Act 1869 allowed the granting of a license for the occupation of auriferous (gold-bearing) land for a period of one year at a time. The amount of land was to be no more than 20 acres with an individual being permitted to hold one licence only. The fees were to be set by regulation.The Land Act of 1869, Section 31 gave a pre-emptive right of purchase to holders of occupation licenses under Section 42 of the Amending Land Act 1865 (regulating the occupation of auriferous lands). Various conditions had to be met for this right to be exercised. The licensee had to have occupied the land for at least two and a half years, have made improvements to the land and no objection to the alienation of the land was made on the grounds that it was auriferous or other grounds of a public nature. License fees already paid were to be credited against the purchase price with the Board of Land and Works to grant the licensee a certificate specifying the amount of land and survey fees paid by him during the period of occupation. The licensee also had the option of taking a lease on the land under the same conditions or paying the purchase price in ten equal instalments.Records of rent payments were kept in Registers of Licensees and Lessees which gave the date of the license or lease, the name of the licensee or lessee, the location (parish, section and allotment) and the extent of the land. Financial details included were the details of rent instalments paid. In the column for remarks are notations regarding such matters as forfeiture, revocation and transfers of licenses or leases and any relevant references to correspondence, later purchase of the land or entries in the Government Gazette. For Registers maintained by local officers or Receivers of Revenue there may be a signature by the licensee for the receipt of the license.VPRS 13286/P1, unit 1 was previously serialised unit 2 of VPRS 1311/P Register of Lessees, Land Act 1869 Section 49.

《1869年土地法》（Land Act 1869）第49条准许颁发执照，允许单次为期一年的含金（auriferous）土地占用许可。单次获批土地面积不得超过20英亩，且个人仅可持有一张该类执照，执照费用由监管条例另行规定。
1869年土地法第31条赋予了《1865年土地修订法》（Amending Land Act 1865）第42条所规定的占地执照持有人优先购买权，该修订法旨在规制含金土地的占用行为。行使该优先购买权需满足多项条件：执照持有人需已实际占用土地至少两年半，且对该土地完成改良；同时不得存在以土地含金或其他公共利益事由提出的土地转让异议。
已缴纳的执照费用可抵扣购地款项，土地与工程委员会（Board of Land and Works）需向执照持有人出具证书，载明其在占用期内缴纳的土地面积及测量费用金额。此外，执照持有人还可选择按照同等条件承租该土地，或以十等分分期的方式支付购地款。
租金缴纳记录留存于《执照持有人与承租人登记簿》中，该登记簿会记录执照或租赁契约的签发日期、执照持有人或承租人姓名、土地位置（教区、地块分区及分配单元）以及土地总面积。所记录的财务信息涵盖已缴纳的租金分期详情。备注栏内标注了执照或租赁契约的没收、撤销与转让等相关事项，以及与往来信函、后续购地行为或《政府公报》（Government Gazette）条目相关的全部参考信息。对于由地方官员或税收征收官保管的登记簿，还可能留存有执照持有人领取执照时的签名。
VPRS 13286/P1 第1单元原系VPRS 1311/P《承租人登记簿》（1869年土地法第49条）的第2序列化单元。