Land Titles. 85 
with the new constitution, stricter rules were introduced, 
regarding the mode of settling the lands along the rivers 
and seaboard, and that the rules and regulations of 1792 
were framed about this time. Hence we find Major 
BOUCHENROEDER engaged between 1795 and 1804 in 
surveying and laying down a complete chart of the colo- 
nies from the Corentyn to the Amakoroo inclusive. 
Van Cooter's chart of the West and East Coasts 
of Demerary made its appearance ; and from the records 
it is evident that a block, 750 roods in depth by 
100 roods in width, had been the stipulated size 
of grants long prior to the Land Regulations of 
1792, as on both East and West Coasts, the lands had 
been granted and occupied long prior to 1792 ; thus the 
regulations in question may be looked upon as locking 
the door after the steed was stolen. At the same time in 
the main they seem to have been framed upon the un- 
written law which guided the Commander and Council 
of Ten in assigning the coast lands, which in their nature 
called for different rules from those suitable for the river 
estates. For instance, the grand highway by which the 
river planters transported themselves in their tent boats, 
and their more clumsy balahoos, with produce to' the 
vessels in the offing, was not available on the coast- 
lands ; hence the introduction of the road clause into the 
concessions ; and the regulations in regard to the main- 
tenance of the roads appear to have been rigidly 
enforced. The acre money of 3 stivers per acre for 
front lands has fallen into abeyance, and is now 
chargeable against the back lands : while the charge 
of 2 stivers for the back lands appears to have been 
dropped altogether. With these trifling exceptions the 
