COURT OF APPEAL
A LAND REGISTRATION CASE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. 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 Tegister the transfer of interest of R. H. Oldfield in the lease of 1490 acres to N. M. Fulton. The registrar had refused to register on the ground that the land exceeded in area the maximum amount of native land (1250 acres) any person was permitted to aquirc.
Justice Edwards said Oldfield had acquired the rights under an instrument registered under the Land Transfer Act. If the contention of the Crown .prevailed, it must be at the expense of striking a heavy Mow at the public confidence in the security of the tenure of land honestly and lawfully acquired and in safety of titles duly registered under the Land Transfer Act. He therefore thought the District Land Registrar should be ordered to register the transfer.
'Justice Chapman concurred and Sir Robert Stiout dissented. The judgment went as the majority indicated.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 43, 12 August 1911, Page 5
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179COURT OF APPEAL Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 43, 12 August 1911, Page 5
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