Resumption Ordinance, 1900. Under the latter Ordinance compensation is settled by a specially convened Board, the chairman of which has to be a Judge, if so desired by either party, otherwise the Governor will nominate a magistrate or Justice of the Peace for the purpose. This provision seems to
me sufficient and is not questioned by Mr. Dale.
One other point arises in the special
circumstances of Hong Kong and that is the imperative need for any town planning reforms to take account of the new defence scheme for the Colony and while we
need not go into any details on that point I suggest
that we should
There
(1)
(2)
Au
approve the introduction of the Bill in
its present terms into the Legislative
Council; and
send the Governor a short secret despatch
referring to (1) and saying that he will no
doubt appreciate the important bearing which
the recent decision about the defence
scheme of the Colony must have in any study
of, and proposals for, the future lay-out
of existing and potential urban areas and
the types of buildings suitable for
erection therein which the preamble describes
as the purpose of the Town Planning Bill.
SWGant
10.4.39
14.4
Thee
fucitals clocutter for a риство
14/4.
Separate Town Planning antivity independent of
a Municipaliti
&
the riginal Lagos toon-planning