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rehabilitation of premises that had suffered war damage or to the early
full development of the leasehold premises:-
(i) The Crow rent would be reassessed in accordance
with the scale applicable to the locality in the
period imediately berore the outbreak of the Pacific
War and the amount of the renewal pre iun would be
cality during that
based on land values in the
period.
(ii) A building covenant would be required appropriate to
the nature and locality of the Lot and the issue of
the Crow lease would be made only after cc.pliance
with this covenant.
(iii) The agreement for grant would contain a condition
prohibitin
without the written consent of the Governor,
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any assignent or other dealing with the preses before
compliance with the building covenant.
(the foregoing conditions (ii) and (iii) would also apply in all
cases in which theGovernment considered it the leased area had not been
sufficiently developed).
6.
In the case of war dazaged buildings applications would be enter
tained for the remission of the premium which would otherwise have been
payable to the extent of one-half of the necessary cost of rehabilitation as
certified by an authorized arc itect.
Should any war' dalage compensation subsequently become payable in
respect of any premises whereon the premium or any part thereof had been
remitted under the foregoin provision, a deduction would be made from the
amount of such compensatin eqivalent to the amount of premium so ramicted.
Those vio are desirous of rehabilitating da aged premises or of
embarking on schemes for the better development of the leasehold area at an
early dase are invited to submit applications to the Colonial Secretary,
7.
Each application will be dealt with on its merits as rapidly as
possible, but applicants must bear in mind that serious shortages in the staff
of the Public Works Department ilitate against dealing with applications with
the rapidity which over.ent would desire.