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Thoaa too iarga to ba antiraly includad in ona axpoaura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand comar. iaft to right and top to bottom, aa many framaa aa raquirad. Tha following diagrama iliustrata tha mathod: Laa cartaa. planchaa. tcblaaux. ate. pauvant Atra fiimte i^ daa taux da rMuction diff Grants. Loraqua la documant aat trop grand pour dtra raproduit an un saul clich*. il aat film«l A partir da i'angia supAriaur gaucha. da gaucha A droita, at da haut 1% baa. •n pranant la nombra d'imagaa nteaasalra. Las diagrammas suivants iilustrant la m^thoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 gmh ImA ^m f^mtt^imtni gssumiki^. PHHIDCNT : J. HERBERT MASON. VIoe-PflCSIOlNTB : D. BLAIN. OOLDWIN SMITH. Hon ALEXANDER MACKENZIE. O'ALTON MoCARTHr. TRIAlURin ; W. A. DOUQLAS. UORITARV : BEVERLEV JONES. 0ORRC9PON0INO UO. : a. S. HOLMSTEAD. SIR . TORONTO, January 5th, 1885. I hpg to draw !,oHr attention to my circular letter to you, dated Uth November, 1888, enclodng a form of petition to tU Leyiglatnre in reference to the law relating to the transfer of real estate. In respome to similar circulars sent to other municipalities and representative bodies, petitions from 16 County Councils, 112 Township Councils, ii Town Councils, 25 Granges, and from the iu.onto Board of Trade, the Corporation of the City of Toronto, and the Board of Arts and Manufacturers, in the form enclosed to you, were presented to the Legislature at its last session. A debate was had on the subject, which resulted in an expression of opinion favorable to the change in the law suggested by such petitions from membe-s on both sides of the House, and an assurance from the AtOmni-General that the matter would be dealt with by the Government during the recess. This Association is of opinion that in order to show that the people are in earnest in demavditu, a reform in the land laws of this Province if is desi. ,/,. that further petitions should be presented to the Legislature at its next sitting. I would request, therefore, that my former letter shon'd be read to your- Council at its next meeting, together with this communicntio'^, and that they may take into their consideration the advisability of again petitimihig the Legislature in the form enclosed herewith, or such other form as twry in their judgment better carry out their wishes touching the matter. As I understand that sonui Councils, though favorable to the change advocated by this Association, were nevertheless deterred from petitioning in favor thereof by reason of untrue representation set abroad by parties interested in mxdntai.dng the present order of things, to the effect that the expe,ise of carryhig the reform into operation would form an cnormo^-s tax on the mMnicipaUties, I beg to say such statements have ,xo fou.vdation in fact, as it is proposed to make the system self-supporting zoithout imposing any burden whatever upm, the muuicipalities. That this may be done has been clearly established in Austrulia, where the fees of the various land offices have invariably been in excess of the actual e.rpense of tcorking the Torren's System. I have the honor to be, Sir, J. HERBERT MASON, President, Your obedient servant, M^rO:. Secretary of the Canada Land Law Amendment Ass'n. P. S.-I also enclose the last report of the operations of the Association, which may prove wteresting to some of