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Hon. Colonial Secretary,
1.
It is necessary to arrive at a basis of
compensation that the Law Officers will approve and support, as
in such a matter the Governor-in-Council would be guided by
their opinion.
2.
I do not agree that compensation should
be paid to "persons interested in the licensed premises" but, if
tords paid at all, only to the Licensees. Landholders are "persons interested" and I do not think they should be compensated here
whatever may have been done at home.
3.
The calculation at "A" of the Attorney
-General's minute of 9th. July, 1910, would give the annual
value of the licence. I presume at home under the Act a certain
number of years' purchase of the annual value constitutes the
compensation if the system of a number of years' notice has
been abandoned.
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4.
I see no reason myself why a cortain
notice should not be substituted for mongy compensation as
recommended by the Licensing Board in letter of 17th. May not-
--withstanding the fact that money compensation has been
adopted in England.
Will the Law Officers advise on the point and
if they consider that notice may be substituted for money
compensation will they advise on question referred to in 2nd.
paragraph of minute of 13th. June, 1910.
5.
If they arrive at the conclusion that money
compensation must be made, then do they agree that it should be
on the same basis as was adopted in compensating Opium Divan Keepers whose licences xxx were not renewed in 1909 without note -ice viz.:- 33% of the capital (assessed by a Government Official) sunk in the business of each licensee plus 5% for
disturbance.
The Opium Dieyn Licensees were annual
Licensees whose licences were however renewed from year to year
even