Complex sentence: Darling's "limits of location" was a short-lived concept; in 1836 Governor Bourke allowed individuals occupying lands beyond the Nineteen Counties to obtain annual licenses to legitimize their activities and the "limits of location" became officially irrelevant.
Split into simpler sentences: Darling's "limits of location" were a short-lived concept. In 1836 Governor Bourke allowed individuals occupying lands beyond the Nineteen Counties to obtain annual licenses to legitimize their activities and the "limits of location" became officially irrelevant.