VPRS 13285 Register of Licensees and Lessees, Castlemaine, 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 13285/P1 was previously registered as Unit 2 of VPRS 1311/P Register of Lessees, Land Act 1869 Section 49.

《1869年土地法》（Land Act 1869）第49条允许颁发含金土地（auriferous land）占用许可证，单次许可期限为一年。单个申请人仅可持有一张该类许可证，许可占用的土地面积不得超过20英亩，许可费用将通过法规另行制定。

《1869年土地法》第31条为依据1865年土地修订法（Amending Land Act 1865）第42条申领含金土地占用许可证的持有人，赋予了优先购买权。行使该优先购买权需满足多项条件：持证人须已实际占用该土地至少两年半，且已对土地完成改良；不得因该土地为含金土地或其他公共利益相关理由，就土地转让提出异议。

已缴纳的许可费用可抵扣购地款项，土地和工程委员会（Board of Land and Works）需向持证人出具证书，明确其占用期间内的土地面积及已缴纳的测量费用。持证人还可选择按照同等条件申领土地租赁权，或以十次等额分期的方式支付购地款。

租金缴纳记录被收录于《许可证持有人与承租人登记簿》中，登记簿内容包含许可证或租赁协议的签发日期、持有人/承租人姓名、土地位置（教区、地块分区及分配号）以及土地总面积。财务明细项涵盖已缴纳的各期租金详情。备注栏则记录了许可证或租赁协议的没收、撤销与转让等相关事项，以及与通信往来、后续土地购置或《政府公报》（Government Gazette）条目相关的所有参考信息。对于由地方官员或税收管理员（Receivers of Revenue）维护的登记簿，可能还会留存持证人领取许可证时的签收签名。

VPRS 13285/P1 原登记编号为VPRS 1311/P第2单元，即《1869年土地法第49条承租人登记簿》。