The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-31

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ana tns provisions lot P.eie.'A. =.
ana rowe" the history OF 'euei a'''' ""' -
tne vomah 'fanch'9e NOV
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III. ..orv OF III. Torrens Land &C, will be
sos,nd ~ forth yerv briefly on pssee oil.
AZ III. sr.t volume 1t was yery early in
her history that South Australia passed Ia ~
,,Isans 70 tr,nsfers OF real estate for which
N. othsr Al. colonies OF Australasia still
ovs he, a dab, Of gratitude. The Torrene
l.nA trsns,ay Art PLACED on the statute book
An 1asa. spr.nr from tho brain Of an intelli.
.unt collector Of customs a, Adelaide, who,
havins 80 In early lie something OF the
~. a. Tia English Cour, O, Chano.ry. had
roros 10 hold very strong views about e1orb-
i.snt ler.I oharres. He though, out plan BY
vhtch = sv,tem Of reeis,ered proprietorship
With Land This plan he submitted to the
most sninant local legal authorities, and
tbey threw cold water upon 1t.
Not disheartsned, Torrens found less
leaned adviser, who though, better Of it,
An sritatioo In its favor was begun, and
sftsr a abort contest with the legal profess
sion, the hyusn won thu day. After watch
Inc II At work In South Aus,r ALA, colony
After COLONY adopted the Torrens law with
but uttls ohanre. Now forty years have
nss.ed and The Colonial sys,em Of land trans
fer il still in substance tho plan bit upon
nv tn. inssnious customs officer. Mr..
Rssyea tasd6es that everyvhers It vrks
.nnoothlv and uefully. Land registry
onoas are open In every large district.
Any proprietor may apply TO register his
land In one Of these. After proper inves-
tis.tioo nv tho public examiner OF titles.
bis title and The description Of his Land arc
ineerfbed in one Of the off'oe ledserv. Prom
that moment no il q registsred PROPRIETOR,
and anv innocent purchaser from him hss
an indefeasible title. Thereafter any per-
.on dealing with the land has mersIy to
send An AGENT To the rexistrv ONCE. A
memors ndun OF the tranaact on-~ale. lease
or mortsaee-is insoribed On ths pAs,
NJ the ofacs ledrer devoted tn III particular
property. A duplicate Of The memorandum
IL handed 10 tho aesnt. who NAV or NAV
not BE- a solicitor. and The bu,ine. IN oorn.
Mated In an hour. for q tiths az Tho cost u
a convsvanoar's client undsr tbs old systsm.
1hs tr.nssar sv.tsrn's ,rnportanc, II d,,e IA
~. m.aare "a tts beins IN part COM
n,,I.orv. An land acquired from tho sta,a
.ft.r TIA coming into foros OF thu tr.nsfsr
At. 1. PLACED undar them A a matter Of
oo,r,e. The REGISTRATION of other private
l.nda n optional. and. though the older
.vsta.n Ia beins gradually extinsuished
A. di.. hard.
Chsr.otaristie. also. of Australia ar, tho
LAW suthonxine loans of Inonsy by the
Rs.ta "a ovner. al raj satats ON bond and
n,or1,.r>. In l.rislation al thi. lind
NJ Ze.lsnd tool thu Lad. but ,hs h.s
I'm sopoved by Wsst Australia. South
Au.4rsI,.- Victoria. Tasmania and New
ao,,th Wsle. in IN. order named Undsr
~. ~ Z..,.nd .chsrna An ofBos called
~. Iav,no.. TO scttler, ono, was created,
80 ~. horrr~i,,v ~ thru. noil,ion. ~
,,o,,nd. .t.r,in. "a. authorized nv tia
Co,oni.l r,.n.rtm.nt "a nrovid. IN. ono.
LII - n.,,,.l mi. money ,he t,s,d
"on,,oI,,n. ~ ono, r,oca.dad "a l.nd out
=. 49, u,ort-..s ~, ana ned ,or f.r1nin.
S.,-~,n. =. 1870, -,r,i.n;n. IIrtan ~
s,,hn,hsn land us.d 10, huildinu NJ, mann.
,.o.,,r,n. M M, h. ,aksn a. ..c,ri,v
N.,.h.- 90, i-din, d,n. IN ,,.r.ona oil mr..
80 m. Aa,snoa. ono. ,ena. an fr,shoid
=. -. 800. h.ld fr,,, ~. coy.rn,nant m
-. . ...w.a ~..,..,,.I -. ~ h. o.r.,n
49,. 80. - nond;,,o,.l ,.n,,r. !, .lso
80. =. 1900. - n,,h,,, h~d,.. III.
ca,..,.1 ps,,,.m.,t ,,ia;n.I,, I;,,;,.d -.
.s.,-. =. -. ~, =. 80. a.. hanow.- -
n.I-"a r,,-d. 800. MI.
% - sI.sd - ~. .h.na
1870 ~ III, io.n a,,a-.s
p a., -.
w p ....... 81, a
80 80. pa. ' !, - ..
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... a. 1891 - ~. .n,,I,.. -. a.
s S.."a.a ..nnd. ~ ,s.. .,,d ~, . -,,,.S.
oS " ~ 49, - NV. 49,
Ms .ns ~ -, e,.- 1880 1890. =
~ nu 80 tN -" nm.Ss
k e-.. .s. ~ g.. S,,as..J nA.,.sH
.nu ~ ~, $500 -';... o.. ....s,sS r ="
- o.y ~ "a - 49, $50 W W ~ ~
m~ a,: =. .s.:. ss- ~.
ses ~ . ~.,-..~ 80 ~.
.1'u o ."s .s,,,s.a 80 80. ~ I"s
'n.' e"o I:N,s =. . :. 49, ~.
nov uouo.e a. ',,p.s.. - ZIG
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