14Proclamations promising Crown grants

#### 14 Proclamations promising Crown grants 14 Proclamations promising Crown grants > > (1) Every promise made previously to the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, by any Governor of New South Wales, of a grant of land in fee to any person shall (except as against the Crown) be deemed to have conferred upon him an interest in such land, devisable by will or alienable by contract, in like manner as equitable estates in land are devisable or alienable. > > > (2) Every such promise may be evidenced by any proclamation, or by writing under the hand of the Governor or Colonial Secretary, or by recital or statement in any Crown grant. > > > (3) This section shall not prejudice or affect the title of any person in possession of the land under any Crown grant, or claiming adversely to the person first referred to, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns.