CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9] — Page 324

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Number of live-on-ward hawkers was filthy. They have since increased in number, and become at some places a regular nuisance by spring for sale, hawking salt fish, Her, and obstructing the road. A number of hawkers may be very apt and convenient for a great number of the population, but those who are employed by the people in the markets to offer for sale after certain hours of the day, the Fish, then, unsold, might perhaps be restricted if the Registrar-General thought fit to do so.

52. The Fees for Official Signatures are $45 for the signature of the Governor, and FR Dark for signature of the Colonial Secretary to certificates and other papers required, and the charges are, I believe, neither high, nor complained against.

65. For registration, Deed, Conveyance, &c., the Fee is $5 on each registry, a charge moderate in itself, and which would be felt to be more so if the documents for carrying landed property could be made out in one or the other Government Office; as it is, people employ a professional scrivener for drawing the necessary documents, in itself an expensive affair, and after all the purchaser of landed property finds perhaps afterwards that, although he has a long paper which has been duly registered in the Land Office, it is of little value, owing to negligence on the part of the conveyancer.

The registering Officers are simply bound to register what is brought before him, without reference to the correctness or completeness of the documents to which the memorial refers, in fact he does not refer.

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319 31 30 14/15. Number of live-on-ward hawkers was filthy. They have since increased in number, and become at some places a regular nuisance by spring for sale, hawking salt fish, Her, and obstructing the road. A number of hawkers may be very apt and convenient for a great number of the population, but those who are employed by the people in the markets to offer for sale after certain hours of the day, the Fish, then, unsold, might perhaps be restricted if the Registrar-General thought fit to do so. 52. The Fees for Official Signatures are $45 for the signature of the Governor, and FR Dark for signature of the Colonial Secretary to certificates and other papers required, and the charges are, I believe, neither high, nor complained against. 65. For registration, Deed, Conveyance, &c., the Fee is $5 on each registry, a charge moderate in itself, and which would be felt to be more so if the documents for carrying landed property could be made out in one or the other Government Office; as it is, people employ a professional scrivener for drawing the necessary documents, in itself an expensive affair, and after all the purchaser of landed property finds perhaps afterwards that, although he has a long paper which has been duly registered in the Land Office, it is of little value, owing to negligence on the part of the conveyancer. The registering Officers are simply bound to register what is brought before him, without reference to the correctness or completeness of the documents to which the memorial refers, in fact he does not refer.
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319 31 30 14/15. Number of liveonard Hawhores was filth. They have since increvored in spunke, and become at Anne places a regular Minivance by spring for sale thinking salt fish, Her, and obstructing the rroud. A number of Hawhere may be wary wapt and ensement for a great pumber of the population, but those who are employed the people in the Monkites to offer for Take after certain hours of the day, the Frisle, then, unsold, might perhaps be restricted of the Registion_General showed think fit to do so. 52. The Fox for Official Signatures are 45 for the signature of the Governor, and FR Dark for siquatine of the Colonist Secretary to certificates and other papers required, and the changes are, I believe, neither high, nor complained against. 65. For registration, Dado, Comocyoncas . a 8e:, th $5 land, the Fee is #5mm Jack registry, charge moderate in itself, and which would be felt to be more so if the documents for carrying lounded property semist could be made out in one or the other Government Office; _ as it is, people. employ a profcasional quittemann for refinring the the neces dronments, in itself an offensive affair, and after all the purchiaver of landed property finds pertapes after words that, although he how a long paper which has been duly registered in the Land Office, it is of little value, - Accoment of Suna regligence the part of the envregamon, th envoeganar, the regidering Officers dusty boring simply to register what is brought before him, with ant-reprence- co to the erreétuess or completeness of the dreuments to which the mounrial refers, in fout he dore_ not refere_registering
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319 31

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14/15.

Number of liveonard Hawhores was filth. They have since increvored in spunke, and become at Anne places a regular Minivance by spring for sale thinking salt fish, Her, and obstructing the rroud. A number of Hawhere may be wary wapt and ensement for a great pumber of the population, but those who are employed

the people in the Monkites to offer for Take after certain hours of the day, the Frisle, then, unsold, might perhaps be restricted of the Registion_General showed think fit to do so.

52. The Fox for Official Signatures are 45 for the signature of the Governor, and FR Dark for siquatine of the Colonist Secretary to certificates and other papers required, and the changes are, I believe, neither high, nor complained against.

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itself an offensive affair, and after all the purchiaver of landed property finds pertapes after words that, although he how a long paper which has been duly registered

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to the erreétuess or completeness of the dreuments to which the mounrial refers, in fout he dore_ not refere_registering

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