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Series VPRS 7038
Certified Forest Dedication Plans
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Date Range: Series 1908 - cont
  Series in Custody 1908 - 1985
  Contents 1908 - 1985
Public Access: Open
Location: North Melbourne
Format of Records: Physical
 
Agency which created this SeriesAgency which created this Series
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Date Range Agency Title Agency Number
1908 - 1983 Department of State Forests (Forests Commission) VA 534
1983 - 1990 Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands VA 1034
1990 - 1992 Department of Conservation and Environment VA 3004
1992 - 1996 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources VA 3097
1996 - 2002 Department of Natural Resources and the Environment VA 3972
2002 - cont Department of Sustainability and Environment VA 4554
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1983 - 1990 Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands VA 1034
2002 - cont Department of Sustainability and Environment VA 4554
Description of this SeriesDescription of this Series
  • How to use the Records
    Refer to the Consignment Details to identify the schedule required. The schedules are listed by Schedule number.

    These Schedules were published in the 'Government Gazette' where they appear in the index under 'Forests Act'.

  • Function / Content
    This series was created as a result of the requirement under section 37 of the Forests Act 1907 to produce maps of any land added to state forests within 1 month of the additions. "Certified" refers to the Surveyor-General signing these plans in order to certify that they are true copies of the original maps deposited with the Clerk of the Parliaments under the requirements of section 37 of the 1907 Act. "Dedicated" refers to land given up for the purposes of permanent forests or timber reserves as provided by sections 16 and 20 of the 1907 Act. Under section 20 land was dedicated on the joint recommendation of the Minister of Forests and the Minister of Lands at any time by order in the Government Gazette. The consolidation of Legislation relating to Forests did not affect the provisions governing the production of maps. Section 73 now controls the production of maps and has not been substantially amended since the consolidation.

    The plans are drawn on paper. The dedicated land is the main feature of the plan shown by shading.

    The plans were controlled by the "Dedication and Excision Schedule Index". (This record has not been transferred to the PROV as at 2004.) The index alphabetically lists the parishes by name in a column down the left hand side of the page. In a column on the right of the parish name, the dedication and excision schedule numbers are listed horizontally. Dedication and excision schedule numbers are in green print and the excision schedule numbers are in blue print. These numbers correspond with the numbers shown in the top right hand corner of the plans.

    A typical entry in the index is: Ararat: 22, 178, (Green - Dedication); 7, 8, 118, 123, 135, 143, 152, 176, (Blue - Excision).

  • Recordkeeping System
    The plans were arranged numerically in plan drawers. Sometimes plans relating to excision appear on the schedules along with dedication plans. These schedules were known as Exchange Schedules. The number for any excision plan appears in brackets after the dedication plan number. An alphabetical suffix was used when the parish was too large to be represented on one plan without detail being lost owing to the need to reduce scale. Each alphabetical suffix represents another plan relating to the same dedication, so 150 FGHJ appearing on the item list signifies that four plans (FGHJ) relating to dedication schedule 150 have survived.

    Unfortunately, the dedication plans transferred are not a complete set since many plans have been lost or destroyed.
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Consignment Number Contents Date Range Public Access No. of Units
P0000 1908 - 1985 Open 3
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