CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 74

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Attached any His Excellency may be pleased to make to the Committee, and the public would be thus put right.

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I also think that in cases of abatement of nuisances the Surveyor General, when the owners or Contractors will not of themselves abate the nuisance after reasonable notice being given, the property should be sold by the Government Auctioneer under the instructions of the Surveyor General and after deducting all expenses incurred by the removal of the nuisances the amount realized be paid over to the owner in the event of his not refusing to accept it; in the event of his refusing to accept it, the amount should be deposited in his name in the Treasury until a legal settlement be entered into.

With regard to Ordinance No. 14 of 1854, clause 12, I am of opinion that it should remain as it is, being convinced that its operation will materially tend to the decrease of litigations. The Committee requested that the Governor be requested to acknowledge a Committee entitled a Colonial...

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89. Attached any His Excellency may be pleased to make to the Committee, and the public would be thus put right. Communication I also think that in cases of abatement of nuisances the Surveyor General, when the owners or Contractors will not of themselves abate the nuisance after reasonable notice being given, the property should be sold by the Government Auctioneer under the instructions of the Surveyor General and after deducting all expenses incurred by the removal of the nuisances the amount realized be paid over to the owner in the event of his not refusing to accept it; in the event of his refusing to accept it, the amount should be deposited in his name in the Treasury until a legal settlement be entered into. With regard to Ordinance No. 14 of 1854, clause 12, I am of opinion that it should remain as it is, being convinced that its operation will materially tend to the decrease of litigations. The Committee requested that the Governor be requested to acknowledge a Committee entitled a Colonial...

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89.

Attached A any His krattency may he pleased to make to the Committe, and the public would be thus put right._

tay Communication

Jaise think that in chara of abohment of nuisances the

Surveyor General when the creness

or Contractors will not of themselves

Abate the missanced after Reasonable ropine being given, the property should be sold by the Government Auctioneer under the instructions of the Surveyor_ General and after deducting all expenses incurred by the removal

of the nuisances the amount

nalized; be paid over to the owner event of his refusing

OVAW Event

accept it _ the ameant should. be deposited in his name in the Treasury until a legal...

Settlement be entered intr

With regard

de to Ordinance

N 14 of 1854 clause 12 - Jum of opinion that it should remain

as it is, being convinced that its operation will materially lind to the decrease of litigations. The request that the Governesnack be requated to acknowledge u -Committe entitled a Colonial

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