no doubt by the been paid by him upon of the actual facts. The net price was Tis.
110,000 to which must be added Tls. 3,000 com-ion and Tls. 2,000 repairs.
As to the statement in the award that either the beneficial owner or the vendor to him of the property must have been aware at the time of the sale that the property has been scheduled for acquisition by the Council, we must say we fail to appreciate the point only question is "What la the market price of the property?" If what is meant is that the fat that the property is wchedaled for acquisition by the Council depreciates its value and limits its use, it can hardly be fair for the Land Commissioners to. +ay that in such circumstances the Couveil need only pay compensation in respect of the reduced value, The beneficial owner states that as a fact he did not know when pnrebasing that the Council had scheduled the property for acquisition and had no} reason to suppose that he was paying anything other than a We should like to point out th other cases where the whole of " landowner's property has been taken noder compulsory powers, the Council has not compensation should be pa 7 eminently a vase io which 10 per cent. in not enough to add for compulsory purchase and mo: the value of the property appears w have been arrived at upon aa erroneous statement of the rent for which the landowner was in no way reap We therefore beg to request that the Council will in the circumstances pay the sum of Tls. 15,000 in addition to, that the case may be again referred to Land Commissioners for further Yours truly, Haxsox, McNair & Joxss, W. E. Levesox, Esq Geeretary, Manicipal Couaeil.
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