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Quitrent A quitrent was a payment for a distinct right to exploit a land, not being the owner. It was used in the British Colonies from the 19th Century right through to the 20th Century. The 1894 British South Africa Company (B.S.A.C.) Surveyor’s Regulations repeated those of the Cape Act No.3 of 1864. Annual quitrent…