VPRS 7602 Licensing Register - Country

Licensing Registers for country areas appear not to have commenced until 1917. Some licensing entries for country areas will be found in VPRS 7601, Metropolitan Registers.Petitions and ProclamationsVolume 4 (1917-1952) is a listing of country petitions/proclamations, as country areas applied for liquor licenses. The petition was resolved by voting amongst the townspeople. The majority of petitions were granted.Country Licensing RegistersThese follow the same format as metropolitan registers. Applicants were issued with a number beginning at one, and then were processed accordingly. When re-applying for a licence renewal, they do not necessarily have the same number. A fee was paid.The early registers record quarterly and annual sittings for hearings. These were for Liquor and Auctioneer Licenses. Other licenses were heard on a more regular basis and they were grouped accordingly to licence, for example: Carriers were heard together.If a hearing was adjourned, a date was included for the next hearing. Additional Volume references: 2 April 1917, 13912.3.17which instructs the researcher to go back to 12 March 1917 for number 139.Types Of Licenses Granted And How ProcessedApplications were made for: New, Renewal, Transfer, Extension, Alteration and Temporary Licenses.New Licenses - These are issued once only.Annual Licenses - One sitting was held for granting licence renewals. Some additional licenses were granted after annual sittings.General Licenses - These apply to transfer of shares, duplicate licence, varying conditions set on a licence, transfer relating to change of Directors, Appointment of Nominees, application for extended hours permits (Sunday) and revocations.Extensions - Permits an extension to the time liquor can be served, often for a special occasion: wedding, 21st birthday.Alterations - Records licensed premises undergoing alterations to their buildings, lists date of commencement, completion and total cost.Temporary Licenses - These are issued for irregular events such as Race Meetings.

乡村地区牌照登记册直至1917年才开始启用。部分乡村地区的牌照登记条目可于档案编号VPRS 7601《大都会登记册》中查阅。《请愿与公告第4卷（1917-1952）》收录了乡村地区申请酒类牌照时提交的请愿书与公告清单。此类请愿由当地城镇居民投票表决，大部分请愿均获通过。

乡村牌照登记册的格式与大都会登记册一致。申请人会获得从1开始的编号，随后按序办理相关手续。申请牌照续期时，申请人未必会沿用原有编号，且申请需缴纳相关费用。

早期登记册记录了酒类及拍卖商牌照的季度与年度聆讯会。其余牌照的聆讯频率更高，且按牌照类别分组办理，例如运输商牌照统一集中聆讯。

若聆讯延期，则会标注下次聆讯的日期。附加卷册参考信息：1917年4月2日，编号13912.3.17，该条目提示研究人员可回溯至1917年3月12日查阅编号139的相关资料。

获批牌照类型及办理流程
申请人可申请以下类别牌照：全新牌照、续期牌照、转让牌照、展期牌照、变更牌照及临时牌照。

全新牌照：仅可核发一次。
年度牌照：每年举办一场续期核发会议，部分额外牌照可于年度会议后获批。
通用牌照：适用于股份转让、牌照补办、调整牌照所载条款、因董事变更的牌照转让、指定代理人委任、周日延长营业时间许可申请以及牌照撤销等事项。
展期牌照：允许延长酒类售卖时长，通常用于婚礼、21岁生日宴等特殊场合。
变更牌照：记录持牌场所的建筑改造事宜，列明改造开工日期、竣工日期及总造价。
临时牌照：用于赛马会等非常规活动的牌照核发。