VPRS 1296 Register Of Certificates, Section 7 Amending Land Act 1865

Under Section 7 of the Amending Land Act 1865, persons who had already taken leases under the Land Act 1862 under Sections 23 and 24 (agricultural lands) and Sections 33 and 34 (lands occupied under Residence and Cultivation Licences), where the transactions were incomplete or the term of the lease had not expired were allowed, under the Amending Land Act, an extension of time of twelve months to apply to the Board of Land and Works for the exercise of their right of selection or purchase.Purchasers, who had paid more than the minimum upset price of one pound per acre under the limited auction system of the Land Act 1860 were now able to lease an equivalent amount of land for eight years at a rental of two shillings and sixpence per acre provided that 320 acres was not exceeded. The Board was to issue certificates authorising the holders to select lands to be held under lease which concession the Amending Land Act 1865 extended for three months. Those persons who waived their right of selection were to be credited with the equivalent of four shillings per acre towards the purchase of Crown lands at any auction sale of Crown lands.This series registers the certificates issued by the Board of Land and Works to applicants. Certificates were given a number. Other details are the date of registration, the name of the person, the locality (by parish) and the area of the land. In the Remarks column are given correspondence numbers, whether the right of selection had been waived or assigned to another person with their name as well as the name of the solicitor acting for applicants.

根据1865年《土地修订法案》（Amending Land Act 1865）第7条，此前依据1862年《土地法案》（Land Act 1862）第23、24条（农业用地范畴）及第33、34条（依居住与耕种许可占用的土地范畴）签订租约的人士，若相关交易尚未完成或租约期限未届满，可依据该修订法案获得12个月的宽限期，向土地与工程委员会（Board of Land and Works）提出申请，以行使其选地或购买权。
依据1860年《土地法案》（Land Act 1860）的有限拍卖制度，已支付高于每英亩1英镑最低拍卖底价（upset price）的买受人，现可按每英亩2先令6便士的租金租赁等额土地，租期8年，且单次租赁面积不得超过320英亩。
土地与工程委员会将颁发证书，授权持有人选地并以租约形式持有该土地；1865年《土地修订法案》将该优惠政策的有效期延长了3个月。
放弃选地权的人士，在任何王室土地（Crown lands）拍卖中购买王室土地时，可获得每英亩相当于4先令的价款抵扣。
本数据集登记了土地与工程委员会向申请人颁发的全部证书。证书均设有专属编号，其余登记详情包括登记日期、申请人姓名、所属教区（parish）地点及土地面积。备注栏中还记录了往来函件编号、选地权是否已放弃或转让给他人（含受让人姓名），以及代理申请人的事务律师（solicitor）姓名。