§ 104. Mr. Blytonasked the Attorney- General if he will consider the methods of the Colonies in the conveyance of property and land and introduce similar legislation with a view to preventing extortionate charges by the legal profession for these matters.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI do not agree that the charges made by the legal profession for the matters referred to by my hon. Friend are in any way extortionate. As regards the systems of conveyancing in use in the Colonies, I would remind my hon. Friend that there is a great variety of systems, some of which are based on English law whilst others have evolved out of the local law in conformity with local requirements. The system of registration of title to land has been adopted in this country as most likely to simplify conveyancing and as most suitable to prevailing conditions, and the fact that compulsory registration is at present only operating in a few areas is due to the war having retarded progress in this field.