+4
7:
:
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8
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as in the draft and on the 2nd July the Council unanimously
approved the draft. I consider that the public interest will
be better served by the arrangement now proposed.
3.
The conditions set out in the draft es approved
by the Legislative Council differ from the conditions enclosed
in Mr. Severn's despatch of the 6th of November last in the
following respects:-
(a), Articles 1 to 9 set out in greater detail the
-
proposals in clauses 1 and 2 of the former condi-
tions, with the addition of the Articles relating
to the passing of an Ordinance authorising the
construction of the tramway, and of an Article
No.33 providing for the taking over by the
Government of the tramway in certain circum-
stances.
(b). In Article 12 the areas in which the promoters
have the option of taking up land are more clear-
ly defined than in Clause 3 of the former condi-
tions. They have also undergone considerable re-
adjustment, as will be seen by a comparison of
the plan attached to the agreement with enclosure
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2 in Mr. Severn's despatch of the 6th of November
1913, with the object of including more building
Bites.
(c). Articles 15 to 22 embody conditions (f) to (m) in
Clause 3 of the former conditions, but in Article
17 a reference is made to Article 27 which pro-
vides that in the case of the reclaimed tidal
flat near Aberdeen the premium to be paid shall
be only $125 an acre. In Article 19 the proviso
has been so drawn as to ensure that all the
available land within the option area shall be
properly developed within 24 months of being
taken up.
In Article 20 the provision that site
Plans