LAND TRANSFER ACT. LANDS ALIENATED or contracted to be alienated from the .Crown in fee, prior to the coming into operation of " The Land Transfer Act, 1870," may be brought under the provisions of the Act by application from the persons entitled thereto. All Lands alienated from the Crown after the coming into operation of "The Land Transfer Act, 1870," are subject to, and must be dealt with in manner prescribed by the Act. The following ar© examples of the fees pay- able for bringing land under the provisions of the Land Transfer Act : — 1. When the Title consists of a Grant, dated on or subsequent to the 28th December, 1841, none of the laud included in which haa been dealt with — £ s. d. Where the Certificate of Title is directed to issue in the name of the Applicant Value of land £100 ... 011 2 Where the Certificate of Title is directed to issue in the name of the Purchaser : Value of land £100 ... 11l 2 These charges are increased by 4s 2d (As- surance Fund) for- every additional £100 in value. ' 2. When the applicant is the original grantee, and the land has been dealt with ; or where the applicant is not the original grantee — £ s. d. Where the value of the land is £100 2 14 2 Where the value of the land is £200 3 3 4 Where the value of the land is £300 ..'. 3 12 6 Where the value of the land is £400 ... 1 8 Where the value of the land is above £100 the fees increase at the rate of 4s 2d (Assu- rance Fund) for eveiy additional £100 in value. These charges also represent the cost of conveying land, inasmuch as applicants to bring land under the Act can direct the Cer- tificates of Title to issue in the names of any other persons. Credit fov fees is given when desired by the applicant, in all cases where the proprietor ap- plies to have the land registered under the Act in hia own name, and the fees may remain unpaid until the land is dealt with. 