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Copy of contract and covering typewritten summary. Property - Lots 66, 67 and 68, Plan of Subdivision 2427, Part of Crown Allotment 22, Parish of Ringwood, Certificate of Title Volume 6357 Folio 1271305.18682 McDonald - Brown AI Summary: The documentation records the Contract of Sale dated 23 July 1946 between Frances Margreta McDonald of Oban Road, Ringwood (Vendor) and Alexander Brown of Loch Street, Kew (Purchaser). The property comprises Lots 66, 67 and 68 on Plan of Subdivision 2427, being part of Crown Allotment 22, Parish of Ringwood, County of Mornington, and described in Certificate of Title Volume 6357 Folio 1271305. The land has a frontage of 99 feet to Oban Road and a depth of 120 feet. C.E. Carter of Ringwood acts as agent for the vendor. The purchase price is £99, with a £5 deposit paid on signing and the balance due within 14 days of receiving Commonwealth Treasurer consent, as required under wartime National Security (Economic Organisation) Regulations. The contract incorporates the 1946 Copyright Conditions of Sale, including provisions relating to land tax, possession, and compliance with federal regulations. The accompanying correspondence shows the administrative steps: preliminary deposit receipt, forwarding of contracts to solicitors Madden & Candy, completion of Form 7, and the Treasurer’s consent issued on 16 August 1946. After consent, the purchaser’s copy of the contract was delivered, and requisitions on title were issued, requesting confirmation of title, surveys, encumbrances, notices, rates, insurance, possession, and any prior contracts. The file reflects a standard post war land transfer requiring government approval before settlement could proceed.