CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 411

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consideration and report. No report was however, made by this Committee, although they met several times, and discussed the subject at length. Great diversity of opinion existed amongst the members with regard to certain clauses which the Surveyor-General considered of the highest importance, but which presented great difficulties on account of their interfering with vested rights.

The main question at issue was how far the Government were justified in removing grave sanitary abuses which had been in existence for many years, and which were a danger to the community, without compensation to the parties who would sustain pecuniary loss by such removal.

Finding that the matter was making no progress, I brought the Draft Bill before the Executive Council in the early part of the year, and it

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409 consideration and report. No report was however, made by this Committee, although they met several times, and discussed the subject at length. Great diversity of opinion existed amongst the members with regard to certain clauses which the Surveyor-General considered of the highest importance, but which presented great difficulties on account of their interfering with vested rights. The main question at issue was how far the Government were justified in removing grave sanitary abuses which had been in existence for many years, and which were a danger to the community, without compensation to the parties who would sustain pecuniary loss by such removal. Finding that the matter was making no progress, I brought the Draft Bill before the Executive Council in the early part of the year, and it
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409 consideration and report. No — report was however, made by this Committee, although they met several times, and discussed the subject at length. Great_ diversity of opinion existed. — amongst the members with - regard to certain clauses which the Surveyor-General considered of the highest importance, but which presented great difficulties account of their interfering rights. on with vested The main question at issue was how far the 3 the Government were justified in removing grave sanitary — abuses which had been in existence for many years, and were- a which · danger to the community, without payer. compensation to the parties who would sustain pecuniary by such removal. loss Finding that the_ making no progrese matter was Ina I brought the Draft Bill befor the Executive Conneil in the early part of the year, and it
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consideration and report. No —

report

was

however, made by

this Committee, although they

met several times, and discussed the subject at length. Great_ diversity of opinion existed. — amongst the members with - regard to certain clauses which the Surveyor-General considered of the highest importance, but which presented great difficulties

account of their interfering rights.

on

with vested

The main

question at issue was how far

the

3

the Government

were justified

in removing grave sanitary —

abuses which had been in

existence for many years, and

were-

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which

· danger to the community, without payer.

compensation to the parties who

would sustain

pecuniary

by such removal.

loss

Finding that the_ making no progrese

matter was Ina

I brought the Draft Bill befor

the Executive Conneil in the

early part of the

year, and it

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