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tify the land beyond reasonable probability of doubt, the 
applicant will be called upon for further details: it is 
therefore advisable in order to prevent delay that the full- 
est possible information should be given in the application. 
When the land is reported by the proper officer to be 
available, the application is submitted to the Resident for 
consideration. 
It is now pretty well known that in deciding an appli- 
cation, the Residents, besides the recommendations of the 
local officer, are guided by certain considerations of policy 
which will be briefly indicated. 
In the first place it is necessary to satisfy the Resident 
that the intentions of the applicant are not merely specu- 
lative but that bona fide development is intended; land will 
not be granted to speculators whose intention is solely to 
hold the land for a rise in value, it is well for applicants, 
who are not known to the officers of Government, to be able 
to refer to local men to whom they are known or with whom 
they may be acting. The bona fide applicant who proposes 
to occupy his land, and cultivate it with his own capital, will 
meet with few difficulties: the speculator who acquires land 
with the intention of floating a company to take it off lus 
hands at a profit is not greatly welcomed. 
A statement is generally asked for of the capital which 
an applicant can command,* the Residents being desirous, 
before recommending land for alienation, of satisfying 
themselves that the applicants are financially capable ot 
carrying out their engagement with the Government which 
the approval of an application implies. A precise state- 
ment of the amount at command is not necessary; a refer- 
ence to some person of position known to the Government 
will generally suffice. 
As soon as the necessary sanction for alienation has 
been obtained the applicant will be informed by letter, and 
will be asked to notify his acceptance of the terms of 
alienation, and to deposit fees for survey within a given 
time. When the fees required by law have been deposited, 
a requisition for survey is forwarded to the Survey Office; 
and this requisition is complied with, with as little delay as 
possible. 
On the completion of the survey, grants in duplicate 
are endorsed with the title plan of the land and forwarded 
to the Registrar of Titles’ office where they are engrossed, 
and submitted to the Resident for signature. When signed, 
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