Registration of Title to Land. By Robert Wilson. (Longmans.)— Mr.
Wilson's object is not, as might be expected, to advocate the im- provements that have lately been made in the machinery for the transfer of land ; but to put forward a scheme of his own, the details of which differ in many respects from those of the Chancellor's recent Act. He claims the distinction of having originated "the first specific and detailed proposition ever made in this country for the registration of title to land," basing his claim upon the fact that he published a volume -on this subject as far back as 1844. The gist of his plan appears to be the employment of a detailed map as a basis for registration ; and he is of opinion that the various scales on which the Ordnance Survey is now made in the north of England will be found amply sufficient for the purpose. By way of illustrating the action of his scheme, he proceeds to apply it in detail to one of tho parishes in the city of Durham. Mr. Wilson has evidently studied his subject with considerable attention, and his proposition appears to have at least the merit of simplicity.
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