The historical Values of Documents In general, the category of written contracts includes all deeds relating to the ownership of private lands, the lease of agrarian farm lands, purchases, sales, mortgages, loans, commercial ventures, and inheritance. Since 1895 the Japanese era in Taiwan, the Japanese authorities ordered that all private lands be registered with the authorities and that contracts relating to real estate purchase be simplified. The authorities also recognized the time-honored practices relating to land purchase, and considered the contracts executed under such practices as valid legal documents. Despite having a comprehensive body of law relating to ownership of personal properties, the court also relies on land document dating back to the Ching Dynasty.

The financial contract between the indigenous land lords and the Chinese tenants.

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