Dear Sie, In reply ts you letter of the 8rd instant enquiring on whit terms I will he prepared to Surrende-, should the Council decile 10 acquire them, those port Lats which are scheduled for measuring Om. 7f. 41. db. and.coloured red en the plan you sent me in your lester under reply, T have to inform you that the ry land in que jon costs me, t"-diy, including raising, interest, etc "_ete. Tls. 1,450 per mow, at which price I would be prepared, with regret (as I do not wish any new roads ner my property) to sel. to the Council, bu'
garden is most useful t" me I will surrender as the Creek at the South end of my the mow the Council may require, free of charge, if the Council will. a: Texplain-d to you verbil'y, dig me a new ditch, set back my barbed' wire ferie (or berter still, build me a brick wall), connect my new ditch with the creek by drains to go un ter! the proposed new road, an -do such other incidental. work as may he fiecessary, free of charge to me. suc work would no'. I think, cost the Council anything like th equivalent of Tls. 1,450 per mow. T am not all in favour of any of the proposed new -|roids near my property and I take opporttinity of protesting in a friendly but formal manner ag+inst having t" xive up any of my land on the east side of my pro: petty, wher, I believe another new road is proposed. I earnestly request the Council not require me 10 give up any of my land there. A hedge, and, some trees of value to me, Lave just got into ike condition. and will be much not ruined, if I have to move them; besides I have t) point cut, that immediately on tha east of my hedge theca is a large tract of vacant lant from which the proposed roid could very well be taken, I do not atoll want the roxd north and south on the east side of my property, but iv any cas" the space between my hose and the proposed roxd is already so narrow that if the Council decide to make the road I earnestly hope they will not require to take any of my land for the purpose.
Trusting that this matter will be arranged in a manner satisfactory to the Council and myself, Tam, Yours faithfully, R. M. Casppett. The Engineer and Surveyor, Municipal Council.
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