Beckett v District Land Registrar - (1909) 28 NZLR 788

Land Transfer Act — Bringing Land under Act — Title-deeds in Hands of Pledgee — Debt Statute-barred — Right of Pledgee to hold Deeds — Deeds not in Possession or Control of Owner — Consent of Pledgee not required — Not an Interest in Land — Delivery of Deeds not a Condition Precedent — "The Land Transfer Act, 1908," Sections 20, 21.