APPEAL COURT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143574, 12 August 1911, Page 3

APPEAL COURT.

LAND REGISTRATION CASE. Per Press- Ascciatfon. • WELLINGTON, August 11. The full court gave judgment’to-day in a case in which the District Land Registrar, Gisborne, was called on to show cause why he should not register .the transfer of interest of R. H. Oldfield in the lease of 1498 acres to N. M. Fulton. The registrar had refused to register on the ground that the land exceeded in area tht maximum amount of Native land (1250 acres) any person was permitted to acquire. j - Justice Edwards said,Oldfield liad acquired the rights under an instrument registered finder-the Land Transfer Act. If the contention of the Crown prevailed, it must be at the expen.se.of striking a heavy blow at the public confidence in the security of the tenure of land honestly and lawfully 'acquired.-and in the safety of titles 'duly registered under the Land Transfer Act. He therefore thought the District Laud Registrar should-be ordered to register the transfer. ,

Justice Chapman concurred and Sir Robert Stout dissented. The judgment went as the majority indicated. :