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we wont give you a permit, unless you enter into.

a condition always to keep this lare unobstructe i′′

having previously been advised that a scavenging lans was not necessary for that property.

Canyou give us a case where the owner applied for an 20971

exertion?

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The Government voluntarily obtained an exemption with-

out the owner applying for it.

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What was the idea of that?

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To save compensation for the opening of the lane.

Is this quite recently?

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The Chairman:-

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

mmmmm.. CO. 537

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NOT TO BE

COPYTOGRAPHICALLY WITH

REPRODUCED

RECORD OFFICE, LONDON OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC

Quite recently. In a block of houses on the opposite ·

side of the road, they agreed to pay compensation for the lane, and when the houses were started much to our astonishment we received a notice saying that the Sanitary Board granted an exemption for this lane. That is, after we had applied for compensation, and when we wrote in and said we had never asked for the exemption, and i we had, we did not suppose the Sanitary Board would have given it to us, and as we had already made arrangements for having the work started in a certain way, we insisted on compensation. They have got the

I whip hand of us. But when it comes to material,

think it is rather peculiar.

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It justs amounts to this, that the Government will do anything to save themselves a few hundred dollars ?

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Yos.

71 Q.

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But if it is to cost the landlord $10,000 or $20,000, 20475 ||

it is neither here nor there, no exemption on any

account?

No. I should like to mention another case. In reference to this house of Siemssons, they were ordered to open

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up half the kitchen, Marine Lot 92, Ham Iu Street.

They were ordered to open up half the kitchens, and

after six months' correspoßidence, the houses were

Mr Humphreys:-

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