THE LAYING OUT OF TOWNS. 587 



In the legislation, which we have already referred to, in this 

 province it is provided that permanent marks should be laid down 

 in all totals, from which the true alignments of the streets and also 

 the boundaries of the sub-divisions can be definitely fixed. The 

 want of this provision has been very much felt here. Every 

 surveyor has had hitherto to use his own judgment as to starting 

 points, and there is often room for considerable difference of 

 opinion. In all future surveys of townships it is desirable that 

 permanent jnarks should be laid down ; fixity of position being 

 so intimately connected with indefeasibility of title that both are 

 indispensable to the proper working of the Real Property Act. 



RECOMMENDATION TO GOVERNMENT. 



Mr. Sulman's suggestion that the Government of each colony 

 should receive a recommendation from the Australasian Association 

 for the Advancement of Science on the laying out of towns is cer- 

 tainly a good one, as such a course may be the means of preventing 

 some of the undoubted errors of the past from being repeated in 

 the future. We might mention here that the law in force in this 

 province provides that no township plan shall be received into the 

 Lands Titles Ofiice until it has been approved bj^ an officer 

 appointed by the Government for that purpose. 



In conclusion, we would remark that, though differing somewhat 

 from Mr. Sulman's views, we feel that he is deserving of the 

 thanks of ourselves and the public for expressing his thoughts on 

 this important subject in such a clear and intelligent manner, and 

 trust he may be rewarded by seeing the seed that he has sown bear 

 fruit in the selection of more healthv and suitable sites, and the 

 adoption of better designs by the present and future generations. 



3.— THE PRACTICE OF ROAD-MAKIXG IN SOUTH 

 AUSTRALIA. 



% C. T. HARGH^-irES, M.I.C.E. 



(WiTHDRAWX.) 

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4.— A STANDARD PRESSURE GAUGE. 

 jB.</ a. W. SMITH, A. M.I.C.E. 



