SIR WALTER FOSTER (Derbyshire, Ilkeston)I beg to ask Mr. Attorney General if he is aware that the Incorporated Law Society, at a general meeting held on the 26th April, passed unanimously a resolution to the effect that, in view of the fact that the experimental period of three years mentioned in the Land Transfer Act, 1897, would expire In July, an inquiry into the system of compulsory registration should be held to ascertain whether additional difficulty, expense, and delay are occasioned thereby without corresponding advantage to persons dealing with land; and whether he will recommend that such an inquiry he held.
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir ROBERT FINLAY, Inverness Burghs)No ground has, so far as I am aware, been shown for the institution of any such inquiry as is suggested in the question, but the Government will, when considering whether another Order should be made, satisfy themselves whether the Act is administered with efficiency and economy, and whether its extension is likely to be beneficial.