( 42 ) 
form of which was simplified by the omission of 
various covenants and conditions previously inserted 
in leases, most of which are implied by virtue of 
the Statute. The Statutory grant has been the 
usual form of title issued but it has recently been 
decided to restrict in future the issue of Statutory 
grants substituting as far as possible leases for 
terms not exceeding 99 years. 
During the last 15 years various forms of culti- 
vation clauses have been introduced, with the object 
of securing the permanent cultivation of agricultural 
land. These are now practically of a uniform type, 
providing for rebates of rent during the first five 
of six years on the fulfilment of certain planting 
conditions. 
At the beginning of the present century Ordi- 
nance No. 1 of 1901 now included in Ordinance 69 
(Foreshores) was passed to provide a procedure for 
the leasing of portions of the foreshore and sea-bed 
for periods not exceeding one hundred years, in v 
cases where, after a public notification for a period 
of three months, a declaration was made by the 
Governor-in-Council that the proposed leases did 
not create a substantial infringement of public 
rights. 
In recent years with the rise in the value of land 
due to the prosperity of the rubber industry, there 
has been a noticeable tendency towards the forma- 
tion of large estates and the disappearance of the. 
small fruit and vegetable cultivator from many parts 
of the island. A change of this nature can hardly 
be said to be in the best interests of the Settlement, 
and to counteract it there has been a marked increase 
in the number of permits for the temporary occupa- 
