117 research outputs found
Robert Torrens' Letter to Thomas Tooke(1840)
No full textP(論文)Robert Torrens, as the author of Letter to Melbourne(1837) which included the first printed proposal of separation of the Bank of England into two departments and Letter to Thomas Tooke(1840), has emerged asone of main figures of the Currency School in 19 th century Britain. But there was a theoretically big difference between Torrens and Overstone, the leader of the school, in definition of money. Torrens thought deposits 'perform the functions of money just as effectually as the coin and bank notes actually in circulation'(Letter to Merbourne). Overstone was different at this point from Torrens and was rather the same with Tooke in distinguish them. In 1837-1840 Torrens intended to be in Overstone's group and make the Currency School with him but Overstone could not accept Torrens as a member of his group because of the difference in the theory of money.departmental bulletin pape
Cancel that hamburger (the Torrens System was not German)
No full textThe view that the Torrens system was merely an adaptation of Hamburg’s mid-nineteenth century system of lands titles registration has lost ground rapidly over the last few years and appears to have been silently abandoned, or at least heavily qualified, even by its former proponents. Now the author has discovered a letter from the supposed German source for the Torrens system which explicitly states that he had nothing to do with its invention — a statement which is corroborated by numerous facts unearthed previously. The view that the Torrens system was merely a German import is therefore finally destroyed. This does not for a moment contradict the well-known fact that Torrens had numerous helpers, of both British and German origin, during his development of the Torrens system.Greg Taylo
Working Paper No. 25, On the Importance of Contributions by Robert Torrens
No full textThis inquiry seeks to establish that although hardly recognized, Robert Torrens’ contributions prove significant and also provided bases for advances later credited to David Ricardo. In his first published work, An Essay on the External Corn Trade [1815], Torrens discusses at length the negative consequences of Britain’s Corn Laws, based upon the practice of restricting foreign corn imports. Through this prescient work, Torrens should be considered as the first to advance several concepts and principles that prove foundational for classical economic thought. Though attributed to David Ricardo, the principle of comparative advantage was actually first described by Torrens and another unknown author. Torrens also offered insights into theories of rent well prior to Ricardo. In addition, Torrens’ influences on Ricardo’s understanding of a natural wage must also be noted. Though Ricardo attributes a section of his work to Torrens, it shall be argued that Ricardo tends to downplay the degrees to which he relies upon Torrens’ advances
GSSA Torrens DoseRate grid geodetic
No full textMaintenance and Update Frequency: notPlannedStatement: This GSSA Torrens DoseRate grid geodetic is an airborne-derived radiometric terrestrial dose rate grid for the Torrens Airborne Magnetic Radiometric and DEM Survey, SA, 2017 survey. The survey was acquired under the project No. 1283 for the geological survey of SA. The grid has a cell size of 0.0004 degrees (approximately 41m). A total of 83653 line-kilometres of data at a line spacing of 200m were acquired to produce this grid. The terrestrial dose rate grid is derived as a linear combination of the filtered K, U and Th grids. Details of the specifications of individual airborne surveys can be found in the Fourteenth Edition of the Index of Airborne Geophysical Surveys (Percival, 2014). This Index is also available online at http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/79134.
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Percival, P.J., 2014. Index of airborne geophysical surveys (Fourteenth Edition).The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. The terrestrial dose rate grid is derived as a linear combination of the filtered K, U and Th grids. A low pass filter is applied to this grid to generate the filtered terrestrial dose rate grid.<br/>This GSSA Torrens DoseRate grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.0004 degrees (approximately 41m) and shows the terrestrial dose rate of the Torrens Airborne Magnetic Radiometric and DEM Survey, SA, 2017. The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 2017 by the SA Government, and consisted of 83653 line-kilometres of data at 200m line spacing and 60m terrain clearance
The Law of the Land: The Advent of the Torrens System in Canada by Greg Taylor
No full textAs a former history student and erstwhile professor of first-year property, The Law of the Land: The Advent of the Torrens System in Canada by Greg Taylor offered me an opportunity to engage in academic reading with just a hint of “night table book” indulgence. As the title suggests, the author carefully traces the development of the Torrens registration system in Australia and its subsequent reception within Canada — an undertaking that even those within the legal profession may find as dry as the dust on the land titles records. However laborious the research, the book itself manages to bring history to life; chasing clues from Adelaide to the United Kingdom National Archives to the records of the Toronto Globe in an attempt to divine the motives and influences of the Torrens prophets and their opponents. The result is an original and interesting account incorporating law and politics spanning some 150 years of Canadian history
Sam\u27s Club
No full textA harrowing interview with The White House, a 45 pound briefcase called \u27The Football containing presidential launch codes, and an unpaid debt to a certain grocer.
Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit
Carbon Estate, Ellalong, near Cessnock [cartographic material] : 90 choice building blocks : auction sale on the land, at 2 p.m., Saturday, 24th September, 1927 : a centre of activity rich with coal, timber, vineyards and agriculture /
No full textSales plan for land in Ellalong, New South Wales, bordered by Main Road, Watson Street, Alexander Street, Vulture Street, and Shedden Street.; "Terms. 5 deposit, balance 1 per month. Interest: 5 per cent. Right to pay off at any time".; "This land is in a thriving locality, surrounded by coal mining, timber, and other industries ... right in the track of great development".; "Sam Horne, local agent, Vincent St., Cessnock".; At lower right corner: Torrens title.; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-lfsp527
The author of the article on Owen in the October 1819 Edinburgh Review: Some neglected evidence
No full textEvidence that Torrens was the author of this article, which has often been dispute
The history of the Torrens System of land registration with special reference to its German origins
No full textThe origins of the Torrens System of land registration are not yet clear. Whilst Sir Robert Richard Torrens maintained that he drafted the Act alone, along the lines of the Imperial Shipping Act 1854, certain comparative analyses have shown that this could not have been the case. This thesis examines the claim of Torrens' contemporary, Dr. Ulrich Htibbe, a colonist and lawyer from Ge1many. He asserted that he collaborated with Torrens to bring about the ·adoption of the land law of his hometown Hamburg in the form of the Real Property Act 1858 (SA). Even though there is strong evidence which supports this claim, there has been no systematical examination of it. The approach to the problem is two-fold. First, historic~lly, collecting and analysing all relevant historical sources and second, comparative legal, contrasting Hamburg's land law at the beginning of the 19th Century with the first bill of the Real Property Act 1858 (SA). The historical approach categorizes the material systematically. All relevant sources have been incorporated. In particular, material from German colonists in South Australia in the form of statements or newspaper articles have been included. The historical analysis is supplemented by a legal comparison between the original Torrens System and Hamburg's land law which is fundamental to the solution of the possible German origins of the system. Furthermore, the comparative part provides a basic description of Hamburg's land law at the relevant time, which has not yet been available in this context. Regarding the comparative analysis, the author elaborates the particular processes which govern the adoption of foreign laws. In particular, processes of adaptation to which a legal transplant is inevitably subject prove to be important in relation to the possible relationship between the Torrens System and Hamburg's nineteenth Century land law. The results of the historical examination show that it is likely that Ulrich Hilbbe was the actual draftsman of the first bill. The legal analysis, on the other hand, demonstrates two things: first, that there is a strong similarity between Hamburg's land registration system and the original Torrens System; second, that the outstanding differences between the systems can be explained by the natural adaptation processes which are implied by the adoption of laws.Thesis (LL.M.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Law, 200
El papel del consumo y el Estado en la reproducción: Una formalización de la teoría Torrens-Benetti
No full textRobert Torrens, contemporary classical economist of David Ricardo, has a theory of reproduction with a high degree of instability. In this vision there is a special structure where the inputs in each of the sectors of the economy are proportional to production. A system with this structure is what Torrens calls the “good proportions”. This author assigns him an important role because it is the only case in which the system reproduces in the long term; in any other situation the system tends to the crisis of overproduction. In order for the system to resume a path of growth Torrens proposes the intervention of a central agent. In this work we build a mathematical model, supported by Carlo Benetti's formalization of the concept of effective demand, in which we incorporate the action of a central agent that through consumption and a tax in kind eliminates the surplus in production with the objective that the economy can resume a path of growth.Robert Torrens, economista clásico contemporáneo de David Ricardo, tiene una teoría de la reproducción con un alto grado de inestabilidad. En esta visión hay una estructura especial donde los insumos en cada uno de los sectores de la economía son proporcionales a la producción. Un sistema con esta estructura es lo que Torrens llama las “buenas proporciones”. Este autor le asigna un papel importante porque es el único caso en que el sistema se reproduce en el largo plazo; en cualquier otra situación el sistema tiende a la crisis de sobreproducción. Para que el sistema pueda retomar una senda de crecimiento, Torrens propone la intervención de un agente central. En este trabajo construimos un modelo matemático, apoyados en la formalización que hace Carlo Benetti del concepto de demanda efectiva, en el cual incorporamos la actuación de un agente central que a través del consumo y un impuesto en especie elimina el excedente en la producción con el objetivo de que la economía pueda retomar una senda de crecimiento
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