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Rh 1875, and which is as nearly as possible a reprint of that which is in force in Victoria. Land is brought under its operation in two ways, involuntarily and voluntarily; that is to say, all lands granted out by the Crown after July, 1875, are ipso facto amenable to its provisions, while lands already alienated are entitled to its advantages on the application of persons who are able to show a good title. It is not a little singular that, though all England was under such a system in the days of the Conqueror, it should have fallen into disuse, and that it should not have been adopted on the foundation of a Colony.

The advantages resulting from this Act are:—

The expense of bringing land under its provisions is:—