LAND AGENTS REGISTRATION.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 6, 18 December 1912, Page 2

LAND AGENTS REGISTRATION.

APPLICATION’’. NOT PROVIDED FOR. Pahi.atua. Dee 17. An interesting position has arisen locally regarding the registration of land agents under the Act .passed last session. The Act conns into force on January Ist, and a number of land agents applied to the local court to be registered under it, but no bonds have been givcii, ns the forms being prepared -by the Justice Department have not yet come to' hand. AATrcn the question was raised in' the local court to-dav. Mi - . L. G. Reid. S.M.. said that as the Act did not come into force until January Ist he failed tc see what, jurisdiction the court had. Ho thought it. very improbable that the department would prosecute an agent if he yis not registered by January 2nd. He printed cut th-it there was apparently no previsjion for takiisg app’i' Uii.ns for regis! ration before ■l."mm; ; 1.-1. Tim roll cf registered ag; 'its was made up to January 13th. He thought it would have be; n bettor if tlm (.late hud been made, say, February )stli. Lewd lawyer:- emphasis; d the iml«>: iauci’ of the matter on behalf cf tin local land agents. Al tb.e Magistrate's suggestion, the applications will be made for registration .'■.; lb.'' first available eourt. prol.'.'tblv in Alnstei ton, after the Imliduys.