tration net. Mr. Rubinstein-like all his professional brethren in London who have extensive dealings with registered land-is, however, fully aware of the endless difficulties which these Acts introduce into simple everyday conveyancing transactions. Hence his uncompromising and strenuous hostility to the pragmatical officialism set up by this compulsory system. The thirteen years during which the Act of 1897 has been in operation and the adoption of various expedients to make it popular and workable have given London solicitors ample opportunity of judging whether the Act does really cheapen and simplify the transfer of land. They have, however, come to a contrary conclusion, and J think that there is abundant justification for their so doing. Notwithstanding, they have been compelled to submit to and make the best of the clumsy and cast-iron procedure established by the rules, the carrying out of which has obliged them to resort to deeds outside the register, and to adopt other precautions without which they would have been unable to obtain for their clients that complete security of title which the Land Transfer Acts should but do not give. This dual system consequently gives rise to great confusion where simplicity once preprevailed. Indeed, confusion must always be the inevitable outcome of a system that does not provide an exact mirror of the title, the one essential of any perfect system of registration, which, strange to say, the 1897 Act was apparently designed to prevent. Moreover, this expensive compulsory system does not afford the same protection against fraud as an improved system of registration of deeds such as that advocated by Mr. Rubinstein would give. Registration of deeds can, as is well known, be effected with but little trouble and expense, but dealings with registerel titles under the compulsory system is extremely costly and troublesome, as the following instances which recently came under my notice will clearly show. The survivor of three mortgagees wished to transfer a registered charge which was created by a proprietor who had since died, the transferees desiring a variation in the terms of their security. The documentary and other evidence required by the registry was as follows: (1) An elaborate instrument of transfer of charge which had to be submitted to the registrar for approval; (2) a transfer of the equity from the surviving non-proving executor of the deceased proprietor's will to the trustees thereof; (3) a certificate of the death of one of the executors; (4) a certified copy of the act of probate of the will of the other executor who died abroad; (5) a declaration by the non-proving executor accepting the trusts of the will (6) a statement proving exemption from ad valorem stamp duty; (7) a copy of the instrument of transfer of charge; (8) a certificate as to the value of the land; and (9) evidence of payment of estate duty. The fees and extra costs incurred by reason of the land being on the register are as follows: Registry fees, £10; certificate of death, 3s. 7d.; office copy probate act, 12s.; stamp, 10s.; additional costs, £5; total, £16 5s. 7d. Now let me compare the procedure when the title is not registered. Assuming the solicitor acts for all parties as in the present example, the only document required would be a transfer of the mortgage in which all necessary parties would concur. The only outgoings payable would be: Stamp duty, 15s.; fees for registry in Middlesex, 7s. 6d.; total, £1 2s. 6d. It will thus be seen that the extra expense to the client entailed by reason of the fact that the land was on the register amounted to upwards of £15 over and above what he would have had to pay had the land been unregistered. This is by no means an isolated case. Similar instances occur daily. Surely it is not a question of extending such a costly system as this, and the amendments proposed by the Royal Commission would only aggravate the evil. Abolition would therefore seem to be the only solution. H. L. EWENS. ; GAZETTE, OCT. 1. BILBROUGH, EDWARD POWER; PLASKITT, WILLIAM LEVERS; and Fcss. EDWARD, solicitors, 5, Fenchurch-st, E.C., under style of Foss, Bilbrough, Plaskitt, and Foss. Sept. 30. E. P. Bilbrough and W. L. Plaskitt will continue to carry on business at above address under style of Foss, Bilbrough, Plaskitt, and Co.; E. Foss at 1, Lombardct, Gracechurch-st, E.C., under style of Frederick Foss and Son. PEET, THOMAS ERNEST, and DAVIS, EDWARD, solicitors, 3, New-ca, Lincoln's-inn, W.C. Sept. 29. Bankrupts. THE BANKRUPTCY ACTS 1883 AND 1890. RECEIVING ORDERS. GAZETTE, SEPT. 27. To surrender at the High Court of Justice, in Bankruptcy. BARRATT, EDWIN JOHN, late Westcliff-on-Sea, tailor. Sept. 24. CATON, MRS., Lancaster-gate-ter, Hyde Park, widow. Sept. 23. To surrender at their respective District Courts.. AVERY, HERBERT ERNEST, Tavistock, licensed victualler. Ct. Plymouth. Sept. 23. APPLEYARD, SAMSON COOKE, Leeds, grocer. Ct. Leeds Sept. 21. BRADY, H. E. (male), late Smethwick, builder. Ct. West Bromwich., Sept. 23. BUSH, HARRY HEDLEY, Tavistock, gentleman. Ct. Plymouth. Sept. 28. BARNES, JOSEPH, Stoneclough, ropemaker. Ct. Bolton. Sept. 25. BEARDSMORE, THOMAS EDWARD, Hockley Heath, silversmith. Ct. Bir COOPER, ELLEN, late Longton, beerseller. Ct. Stoke-upon-Trent and Longton. Sept. 23. CLATWORTHY, JAMES, Bristol, wheelwright. Ct. Bristol. Sept. 24. GOODE, ARTHUR WILLIAM, Hunt End, farmer. Ct Birmingham. Sept. 23. HARRIS, WILLIAM, Ebbw Vale, journeyman mason. HUTCHINSON, FRANK, Sheffield, late grocer. Ct. Sheffield. Sept. 23. JONES, EMMANUEL (trading as E. L. Jones), Llanelly, provision mer- JONES, THOMAS, Treorky, miner. Ct. Pontypridd, Ystradyfodwg, and Porth. Sept. 24. MOUNCHER, EDWIN, Southampton, undertaker. Ct. Southampton. Sept. 24. MOTLEY, GEORGE (trading as Topliss and Motley), Market Rasen, late fancy dealer. Ct. Lincoln. Sept. 24. MOORE, WILLIAM, Tottenham, builder. Ct. Edmonton. Sept 23. PIPER, CHARLES, Prittlewell, builder. Ct. Chelmsford. Sept. 25. Ct. Ct. SNARE, THOMAS DANIEL JOSIAH (trading as Thomas Snare), Great Stan- SAYER, WILLIAM, Bradfield, wheelwright. Ct. Norwich. Sept. 25. LEGAL OBITUARY. Mr. WILLIAM TOMLINSON PAGE, town clerk of Lincoln, died on the 27th ult. He was born in 1847, and after being educated at Lincoln Grammar School he was articled to the late Mr. Thurstan George Dale. Mr. Page began to practise as a solicitor on his own account, and in 1878 he was elected to the city council, with which he has ever since been associated as councillor, alderman, mayor, deputy town clerk, and town clerk. In 1899 he succeeded the late Mr. H. K. Hebb as deputy town clerk, and on the death of Mr. John Thomas Tweed he was appointed as his successor. Mr. Page was admitted in 1870. Mr. THOMAS RAMSON WHITTY, solicitor, of Bath, who was for upwards of eight years in partnership with Mr. W. G. Eyres, under the style of Eyres and Whitty, died on the 26th ult. 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FIELD, FREDERICK, Ealing, bank clerk. Ct. Brentford. Sept. 27. HOLDEN, FRANK, Manchester, yarn agent. Ct. Manchester. Sept. 26. Ct. SAINSBURY, EDWARD GEORGE (late trading as H. Beebe), late Ludgatearcade, printer. Ct. Greenwich. Sept. 24. SMITH, CHARLES EDWARD, Tewkesbury, general dealer. Ct. Cheltenham. SUDUL, WILLIAM, Reading, hosier. Ct. Reading. Sept. 27. ADJUDICATIONS. GAZETTE, SEPT. 27. AVERY, HERBERT ERNEST, Tavistock, licensed victualler. Ct. Plymouth. APPLEYARD, SAMSON COOKE, Leeds, grocer. Ct. Leeds. Sept. 21. COOPER, CLAUDE FREDERICK GEORGE, Clapham, draper. CLATWORTHY, JAMES, Bristol, wheelwright. Ct. Bristol. DUKE, GILBERT ASHTON, late Regent-st,. Waterloo-pl, eolicitor. Ct. High GOODE, ARTHUR WILLIAM, Hunt End, farmer. Ct Birmingham. Sept. 23. HARRIS, WILLIAM, Ebbw Vale, journeyman mason. Ct. Tredegar. Sept. 24. HUTCHINSON, FRANK, Sheffield, late grocer. Ct. Sheffield. Sept. 23. HUMPHRIES, GEORGE, Ryhall, carpenter. Ct. Peterborough. Sept. 24. 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