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DEATH OF DR. ULRICH HUBBE. — News reached us on Tuesday evening of the death of Mr. Ulrich Hübbe, LL.D., which occurred that day at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr F. C. May, Mount Barker. Of the old colonists now left all will remember the deceased gentleman and the part he played in the construction of the Real Property Act. Dr. Hubbe was born at Hamburg during the stirring episodes connected with the French military advances in Europe, the year of his birth, 1806, being that in which Napoleon's victorious army took possession of Hamburg. He remembered the evacuation of his native city in 1813 after the disaster to the French arms in Russia, and also the restoration of the independence of the city at the instance of the allies in May, 1814. It is nearly fifty years since Dr. Hübbe came to Australia. Shortly after his arrival he became connected with the S.A. Register reporting staff. Relinquishing that position some years later, he started business as a land agent. At that time he assisted the late Sir R. R. Torrens to draft that famous measure the merits of which have been so universally recognised by lawyers and land administrators. Dr. Hübbe explained to Sir R. R. Torrens the form of certificates of title and encumbrances in force m the Hanseatic towns of his native land, and Sir Robert was so much pleased with the simple way in which the charges were detailed that, with Dr. Hubbe's assistance, he transferred the idea as far as was practicable into the Bill. From this source in particular was embodied the principle that mortgages should not change the freehold property, but | DEATH OF DR. ULRICH HUBBE. — News reached us on Tuesday evening of the death of Mr. Ulrich Hübbe, LL.D., which occurred that day at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr F. C. May, Mount Barker. Of the old colonists now left all will remember the deceased gentleman and the part he played in the construction of the Real Property Act. Dr. Hubbe was born at Hamburg during the stirring episodes connected with the French military advances in Europe, the year of his birth, 1806, being that in which Napoleon's victorious army took possession of Hamburg. He remembered the evacuation of his native city in 1813 after the disaster to the French arms in Russia, and also the restoration of the independence of the city at the instance of the allies in May, 1814. It is nearly fifty years since Dr. Hübbe came to Australia. Shortly after his arrival he became connected with the S.A. Register reporting staff. Relinquishing that position some years later, he started business as a land agent. At that time he assisted the late Sir R. R. Torrens to draft that famous measure the merits of which have been so universally recognised by lawyers and land administrators. Dr. Hübbe explained to Sir R. R. Torrens the form of certificates of title and encumbrances in force m the Hanseatic towns of his native land, and Sir Robert was so much pleased with the simple way in which the charges were detailed that, with Dr. Hubbe's assistance, he transferred the idea as far as was practicable into the Bill. From this source in particular was embodied the principle that mortgages should not change the freehold property, but | ||
that they should simply be charges on the property in priority one over the other. Dr. Hübbe, at his own suggestion, drew the very, comprehensive repeal clause printed in the Act, and also spent a considerable time in remodelling the whole draft of the Bill. He submitted his alterations to Sir R. R. Torrens, and the draft Bill thus revised was placed before Parliament and was made law. It is to be regretted that these important services were never properly recognised by the State. Mr. Hübbe was a frequent contributor to literature, dealing with a good many subjects, and he also took part in many public reforms. Since his retirement from business many years ago, the deceased gentleman spent a great deal of time in writing an epic poem descriptive of the progress of civilization in Germany in connection with free trade. He was an excellent classical, scholar, and had accumulated a vast amount of knowledge on a great variety of subjects. Mr. S. G. Hübbe, Inspector of Vermin Boards, is a son of the deceased.<ref>{{cite news | that they should simply be charges on the property in priority one over the other. Dr. Hübbe, at his own suggestion, drew the very, comprehensive repeal clause printed in the Act, and also spent a considerable time in remodelling the whole draft of the Bill. He submitted his alterations to Sir R. R. Torrens, and the draft Bill thus revised was placed before Parliament and was made law. It is to be regretted that these important services were never properly recognised by the State. Mr. Hübbe was a frequent contributor to literature, dealing with a good many subjects, and he also took part in many public reforms. Since his retirement from business many years ago, the deceased gentleman spent a great deal of time in writing an epic poem descriptive of the progress of civilization in Germany in connection with free trade. He was an excellent classical, scholar, and had accumulated a vast amount of knowledge on a great variety of subjects. Mr. S. G. Hübbe, Inspector of Vermin Boards, is a son of the deceased.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204471342 |title=Obituary. |newspaper=[[Evening Journal]] |volume=XXIV, |issue=6668 |location=South Australia |date=10 February 1892 |accessdate=2 August 2023 |page=3 (SECOND EDITION) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref></blockquote>" --> | ||
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