VPRS 14545 Register of Applications, Stawell and Hamilton, Section 147 Land Act 1901 and Section 14 Land Act 1905 (Occupation Branch)

Full description

This series consists of the register of applications for bee-farm licences and bee-range licences in the Hamilton and Stawell Land Districts. This register was kept at the Occupation Branch of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey (VA 538). Similar records kept at the District Land Office in Hamilton may be found in VPRS 14118.

Details given are the number allocated to the application, the name of the applicant, the parish and the area of land applied for and any decision made by the Local Land Board with respect to the application. The Remarks column was then used to record file and correspondence management information.

Section 147 of the Land Act 1901 allowed licences to be granted for bee farms of one acre on Crown land or lands held under lease for pastoral or agricultural purposes. Licences were renewable annually.

Bee -range area licences could be granted for any unalieneated Crown land under Section 14 of the Land Act 1905. Licences were issued for one year but could be renewed annually. No individual or company might hold more than three bee-range licences.

VPRS 14545 / P1 was previously registered as Unit 56 of VPRS 458 / P Applications Registers, Land Act Unknown.