It is a mistake to suppose that the laws of entail (as they are called) do not apply in New Zealand. An old man possessed of large estate can leave it in succession to as many living persons as he likes and to the unborn heir of any one among them afterwards. Thus an estate in New Zealand may be locked up for a succession of lives and for 21 years afterwards in all perhaps 80 to 100 years. During that time it cannot be subdivided nor dealt with effectively by the possessor because he has only a life interest and it must go intact to his successor. Great Britain is the only country in the "World where powers are thus granted to any individual to control the management and disposal of the land after it has gone from himself to the next possessor. It is obvious that such poAvers are contrary to the public interests and ought not to be allowed in any country where these interests are the supreme law.
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Observer, Volume 2, Issue 37, 28 May 1881, Page 400
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172Untitled Observer, Volume 2, Issue 37, 28 May 1881, Page 400
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