LAND AGENTS REGISTRATION.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12857, 19 December 1912, Page 7

LAND AGENTS REGISTRATION.

AN AWKWABD POSITION

(Per I'rosa Association.) PAHIATUA, Dec. 17

An interesting position has arisen locally regarding the registration of land agents under the Act ipassed last session. The Act comes into force on January Ist, .and .a numiber of land agents applied to the local court to be registered under it, but no bonds have been given, as the forms being prepared by tho Justice Department have iiot yet come to hand. When the question was raised at the local court to-day, the Magistrate (Mr L. Reid, S.M.), said that as the Act did not come into force until Jan. Ist he failed to see what jurisdiction the court had, and ho thought it very improbable that the Department would prosecute if an agent ■was not registered by Jan. 2nd. He ■pointed out that there was apparently no provision for taking applications for registration before Jan. Ist. The roll of' registered agents 'was made up to Jan. 15th. He thought a mistake had been made in fixing it at that date for the .first year, and thought it would have been better if they had been made say Feb. Ist. Local lawyers .emphasiWd tho importance of the matter, on behalf of the local land agents. At the magistrate's suggestion, application will be made for registration at the first available £0111% probably JMasterton, after the holidays. '