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CRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1986
+*HEN GOVERNMENT FINDS THAT BOUNDARIES ARE INCORRECT WE NEED TO HAVE A SYSTEM WHICH WILL ALLOW THOSE BOUNDARIES TO BE RECTIFIED IN A MANNER WHICH CAUSES THE MINIMUN OF INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSE TO THE LAND HOLDER AND TO GOVERNMENT.+
MR TODD SAID A QUICK AND REASONABLY PRICED METHOD OF SOLVING LAND DISPUTES HAD NOT EXISTED SINCE THE DAYS WHEN DISTRICT OFFICERS ADJUDICATED IN THESE MATTERS AS MAGISTRATES.
TAKING SUCH CASES TO THE DISTRICT COURT WAS TIME-CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE.
HE SAID THAT WHAT WAS NEEDED TODAY WAS TO ENSURE THAT:
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IN FUTURE ALL LAND GRANTS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY AN AUTHENTICATED SURVEY PLAN;
* WHERE A LOT WAS NOT PROPERLY SURVEYED THIS MAY BE
DONE AT THE INSTIGATION OF EITHER GOVERNMENT OR THE OWNER AND THAT WHERE NECESSARY THE BOUNDARIES MAY BE RECTIFIED ;
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WHERE THERE WAS A DISPUTE THERE SHOULD BE AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE IT BY AGREEMENT IN THE FIRST INSTANCE AND IF THIS FAILED BY REFERENCE TO AN INDEPENDENT TRIBUNAL AND
THE TRIBUNAL SHOULD NOT REQUIRE THE PARTIES TO BE LEGALLY REPRESENTED BUT SHOULD OPERATE MORE IN THE MANNER OF THE LANDS TRIBUNAL THAN AS THE DISTRICT COURT.
+1 AM, THEREFORE, VERY PLEASED THAT YOU ARE DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM IN DETAIL TODAY AND HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE STRONG SUPPORT FOR A NEW LOOK AT AND NEW ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM.
+WITH SUCH SUPPORT I HOPE WE CAN EXTEND AND GIVE PROPER LEGAL BACKING TO THE WORK NOW BEING DONE ON AN INFORMAL BASIS BY THE SURVEY OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, HE CONCLUDED.
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