Land is the raw material of nearly all wealth, but neither the development nor the administration of any plot of land can be planned economically or carried out efficiently without complete and accurate knowledge of its size, its boundaries, its neighbors, its owners and the natural and artificial features within its borders.

Un rapport général concemant l'utilisation du cadastre comae "base

de la création des regimes fonciers, élabore dans le cadre de la collaboration entre la Commission IV (cadastre et remembrement rural).

A Cadastre, in the sense to be used in this paper, is a methodically established record of immovable. (Land, buildings, rights that are put on a par with landed property) based on the survey of a complete district. The official record of a cadastral survey generally consists of a drawing or map and a written description of the field work.

Le but de l'enregistrement foncier revêt une grande importance, car il

doit déterminer le choix de l'unité d'enregistrement.

Dans la pratique, l'Etat dénonça les terres vacantes une à une, au fur et à mesure de ses besoins, par le moyen des "enquêtes de vacance". Ces enquêtes déterminaient par l’organe de fonctionnaires territoriaux spécialement entraines à cet effet, s'il existait sur la terre recherchée, des droits indigènes tels que définis plus haut.

This paper focused on land registration. The distribution and use of land are of vital importance, and it is not surprising, therefore, that land records are a matter of great concern in most countries.

It is not possible to prepare a satisfactory register of properties and to guarantee title to those properties unless the properties have been positively identified i.e. unless it is possible to identify the boundaries of the properties with certainty.

Most of the Cadastral surveys in the country are done by the survey and mapping division. In the laws, there is a provision for a licensed surveyor who may also carry out cadastral; surveys, but at present there is none in the country.

The Kenya Registered Land Act was passed in 1963 had to ;take into account and be reconciled with no fewer than five ordinances which already made provision for land, registration in some form or other.

In Nigeria today in spite of the phenomenal progress which has been made since independence, there is an ever increasing demand for industrial and commercial development, agricultural development, and improvement in living standards.

This paper deals on Zambia (Trust Land) Order 1964 transferred to and vested in the President, of the Republic of Zambia ail. Native Trust: Land that was vested in the Secretary of State immediately before Independence.

This joint FAO-World Bank publication aims to draw attention to the negative impacts of weak governance in land administration and to point out the manifold benefits of good governance in the protection of property rights and the development of efficient land and property markets.