ENGLISH.LAND TITLES.
A HARVEST FOR THE LAWYERS. By Teleeraph—l'rtss Association—Copyright London, July 20. During a debate in the House of Lords ou laud transfer, tho Lord Chancellor (Lord Loreburn) said that, apart from stamps and Government charges, tho sum of four millions was spout annually on solicitors' fees for ■ proving titles. Ho promised to introduce a Bill to establish a land registry similar to those of Australia and New Zealand. Lord Salisbury agreed that the present state of the law was a scandal.
The history of English land transfer legislation is one of half-hearted- experiment and consequent failure. There are a number of Acts on the statute-book; but their provisions are mainly optional, and the legal profession has generally adopted an attitude of indifference or hostility to the system. The old system of conveyancing continues, and abstracts of title aro still delivered and investigated afresh on each transaction.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1186, 22 July 1911, Page 5
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