43. The Minister shall substitute for the name of the grantee in the register contemplated in section 4 the name of the person who furnishes him with sufficient proof that he holds land conceded by James Crawford prior to the date of the coming into force of the Act for the disposal of Public Lands (Statutes of Canada, 1841, chapter 100), and issue letters patent to him.
The letters patent have effect in favour of their beneficiary from the date of the grant of the land by James Crawford.