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From 1873 until 1888 the Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey and the Department of Crown Lands and Survey were responsible and in 1888 the Chief Secretary and the Chief Secretary's Department assumed responsibility. The Public Works Department however continued to be responsible for the allocation of fencing grants. [1]
An Act to make new provision in place of the Crown Lands Acts, 1829 to 1936, as to the powers exercisable by the Crown Estate Commissioners for the management of the Crown Estate, to transfer to the management of the Minister of Works certain land of the Crown Estate in Regent's Park and extend or clarify the powers of that Minister in Regent's ...
Under the Crown Lands Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 42) they took over from the Commissioners of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings those functions which related to the revenue-earning parts of the Crown lands.
The modern law's sources derive from the old courts of common law and equity, and legislation such as the Law of Property Act 1925, the Settled Land Act 1925, the Land Charges Act 1972, the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and the Land Registration Act 2002. At its core, English land law involves the acquisition, content and ...
William Huskisson, First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between 1814 and 1823.. The Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues were established in the United Kingdom in 1810 by merging the former offices of Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks, and Chases and Surveyor General of the Land Revenues of the Crown into a three-man commission.
The previous owners wanted their land back, but the Minister of Agriculture, Thomas Dugdale, was adamant that it should not be returned. A series of reports led to the reconstitution of the management of Crown lands under the Crown Estate Acts of 1956 and 1961, removing the involvement of politicians in their management.
Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (21 October 1919 until 4 November 1920) President of the Board of Land and Works (21 October 1919 until 4 November 1920) Solicitor-General (20 January 1920 until 20 September 1920) Minister of Agriculture (from 4 November 1920) Minister of Water Supply (from 22 February 1921) John Bowser, MLA (until 7 July ...
Commissioner of Crown Lands may refer to: Commissioners of Crown Lands (United Kingdom) Commissioner of Crown Lands (Australia) Minister for Lands (Western Australia) Commissioners of Crown Lands (Province of Canada) Commissioners of Crown Lands (Ontario)