Fiats for leases of land - old regulations Help

Ontario Government Record Series RG 1-168

Fiats for leases of land - old regulations

About these records

Title
Fiats for leases of land - old regulations
Dates of Creation
1802-1816
Physical Description

61 centimetres of textual records

Scope and Content

Series consists of fiats for lease of Crown and clergy reserves issued under the Regulations of 1801 as well as related registers. Within the Surveyor General's Office, Old Regulations leases were identified with the code "O.R.".

Series is arranged into two sub-series based upon the format of the record.

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Administrative History or Biographical Sketch

The procedure for applying for a lease of land was similar to that used in applying for a grant. In 1801 a plan to lease Crown and clergy reserves, largely drafted by D.W. Smith, the Surveyor General, was approved by the British government. Leases were issued for 21-year terms, with rents rising progressively at seven-year intervals. Local sheriffs were responsible for receiving rents and transmitting them to the Receiver General. For records-keeping and financial purposes, distinctions were kept between Crown and clergy reserve rentals. On 4 April 1811 the regulations relating to leases were revised, requiring a deposit from lessee and increasing rent payments.

Many offices were involved in the leasing process and each office (Executive Council Office, Receiver General's Office, Attorney General's Office, Surveyor General's Office, Provincial Secretary's Office, etc.) maintained its own numbering system for the documents it generated or received relating to these transactions. Within the Surveyor General's Office, Old Regulations fiats for leases were numbered and filed separately from other types of fiats.

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Upper Canada. Surveyor General's Office

Restrictions on Access
Original records are closed for conservation reasons.
Terms For Use and Reproduction
Copyright is primarily held by the Crown. No restrictions on reproduction. Permission of the Archives of Ontario is required for publication; submit a Request for Permission to Publish, Exhibit or Broadcast Form.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These records were transferred to the Archives of Ontario by the Department of Lands and Forests.
Related Material

Descriptions of fiats for leases of Crown land can be found in Sub-series RG 1- 53-0-8, Descriptions - Crown leases.

Availability of Other Formats

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Former Codes

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Agency or agencies that created these records

These records were created by the following Ontario government agency or agencies. Click on the agency reference code for information about this agency and other records it created.

1802-1816 :

Surveyor General's Office (BA84)

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Sub-series that make up this series

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Reference Code Sub-series Title
RG 1-168-1 Individual fiats for leases of land - old regulations
RG 1-168-2 Registers of fiats for leases of land - old regulations