Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ...to the Board of Commissioners of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues, by Stat. 50 Geo. III. c.65(1810). Stat. 56 Geo. III. c. 16(1816), superseded the then Receivers, and gave the said Commissioners of Woods, Forests, &c., power to appoint others accustomed to act as Surveyors of Lands, or Land Stewards, &c.; and each Receiver was to make up his account to 10th October, and transmit it to the said Commissioners of Woods, Forests, &c., where they were to be examined and passed on to the Auditors respectively of the districts where the Lands comprised in the accounts were situated, and directed the balances in their hands to be drawn out by Debentures, or Orders, or otherwise paid as directed by former Acts. Stat. 2 Will. IV. c. 1 (1832), abolished the office of the remaining Auditor and acting Auditors (the offices of Auditors were directed to be abolished by Stat. 39 Geo. III. c. 83 (1799), after the termination of the then existing interests), and directed all the accounts heretofore audited by the said Auditors to be audited by the Commissioners of Audit. And Stat. 3 and 4 Will. IV. c. 99, gave the collection and management of what remained of the Land Revenue in the hands of the Sheriff to the Commissioners of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues, to wit, the Quit and Viscontiel Rents. And thus the whole of the Land Revenue is now under the management of that Board, as previously stated under "Revenue," p. 39. Declared Accounts. (See also under the Head " Accounts and Particulars, 8fC.," p. 77.) Declared Accounts were formerly entered (besides the Department from whence they emanated) at the King's Remembrancer's Office, and the Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer's Office, and an original Duplicate finally...
