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hebben de juristen er zich mede verzoend en gevoelt de bevolking
er zich volkomen mede vertrouwd; in advertentiën, waarbij onroerend
p. 101. Western Australia„At present no title registered has been upset
by any courtThe land once registered, professional advice is rarely used."
p. 148 Victoria„Titles of every sort and kind, simple and complicated,
have been registered, and from the value of 5 p.St. to 100000 p.St. and more.
The facilities for carrying out mortgages and paying them off are very great,
and thoroughly appreciated bij the public The expense of either trans
action is comparitively trifling."
p. 150, 151. (JVew South Wales.) „Although the Act has been in operation
for nearly 19 years, no compensation has been made for the deprivation of
property, nor has any claim been sustained against the Assurance Fund,
which, at the present time, amounts to 38 060 p.StThe popularity of
the Act is so well secured, and the public generally have become so accus
tomed to our certificates, and have acquired such faith in their undoubted
value, as in many instances to decline accepting a property except the title
is registered under what is universally styled „Torrens's System.'"'
p. 99 New Zealand.) „Titles complicated by wills, settlements, c., are
not unfrequent, and the system of caveats is found sufficient for the conser
vation of trusts, whilst life estates and estates in reversion or remainder, are
fully capable of demonstration on the register. In fact, the system so far
has been found equal to all purposes of conveyancing."
q. 158 Tasmania „Upon reviewing the operations of „„The Real Pro
perty Act."" with which I have been officially connected from its commen
cement in this Colony (1st. July 1862), I can come to no other conclusion
than that title bij registration is a simple expeditious and economical method
of dealing with land, untrammelled by the costly and complex machinery
of the old mode of conveyancing, and, being free from technicalities, with
the exercise of vigilant care and caution as to accuracy, the new system ot
land transfer may commonly be worked by any person possessing ordinary
intelligence and business capacity."
p. 165 Britiscli Columbia//The title to real property has been greatly
simplified, without radical changes in the general law. Stability of title,
with safety to purchasers and mortgagees, has been secured. The ownership
of propertyboth in town and country, is shown bij the register at a glance,
and whether encumbered or not. It increases the saleable value of property.
It enables both vendors and purchasers to accurately ascertain the expense
of carrying out any sale or transfer. It protects trusts, estates, and beneficia
ries, It prevents frauds, and protects purchasers and mortgagees, and has
operated so as to almost entirely dispense with the investigation of prior titles.
Loans on mortgage are affected, and transfers of the fee are made, with
