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chase money and the balance should be paid when a Lease was rooted or a Certificate of title issued defining the exact boundaries of the ground and accordingly the Purchasers, believing (as was the case) that the Vendor had shown acquired the absolute title to 200ft by 850ft of ground and desiring that completion should be delayed until the boundaries were fixed and a Government Lease or Certificate granted, paid over to the Vendor $3,500 on account of purchase money and incurred very considerable costs in the preparation of plans and legal expenses.
On the 14th July 1902 a letter was addressed by the Colonial Secretary to Messrs. Deacon & Hastings the then Solicitors for the Vendor (copy enclosed) stating that the Crown Lease to the area would be issued in due course and on the 1st of September 1908 another letter was written enclosing a tracing of the area which the Government was prepared to lease. Objections were made to some of the conditions under which the Lease was to be granted and in or about the month of March 1908 you gave notice under Section 14 of Ordinance 18 of 1900 that the matter was referred back to the Land Court to decide what compensation should be paid to the claimants and we therefore applied to the Land Court to add the names of the Purchasers as claimants who were requested to forward a written statement of the particulars of our clients' claim.
9. We also on behalf of the Purchasers on the 31st of July 1908 formally called upon His Excellency the Governor of the Colony to grant to our clients a title to the Land which our clients agreed to purchase.
10. The Government then proceeded to pass Ordinance No.15 of 1908 which enabled the Government to appeal from the decision of the Land Court and having passed the Ordinance they appealed and upset the decision of the Land Court in the Vendor's favour.
11. We therefore think that our clients the Purchasers are under all the circumstances of the case entitled to have a fair and reasonable compensation allowed to them for the money they have spent and trouble they have taken in the matter. It must be granted that
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chase money and the balance should bcosid when a Lease was rooted
or a Certificate of title issued defining the exact boundaries of
the ground and accordingly the Purchasers, believing (as was the
case) that the Vendor had shon acquired the absolute title to 2001t
850 now of around an: desiring that comple-ion should be jalavri
until the boundaries were fixed and a Government Lease or Cervi-
fioabe graibad, bald over to the Teador $3,500 on account of pa?-
chese nonsy and incurred very considerable costs in the orecacasion
of plans and legal exonses.
On was 14th, July 1902 a loner was alivessed by the Colo-
nial Seccabary to Vesses. Deacon & Hastings the then Solicitors for
the Vendor (copy enclosed) stating that the Crown Lease to the area
would be issued in due course and on the 1st. of September 1908
another letter was weiben enclosing a tracing of bng area whion bhe
Government was prepared to lease. Objections were made to sons of
the conditions under which the Lesse was to be granted and in or
about the coath of March 1908 vou save notice under Section 14 of
Ordinance 18 of 1900 that the gather was referred back to the bann
Court to lagiie what compensation should be paid to the claldent
and we therefore applied to the Geni Court so add the 1900s of the
Purchasers as clairadis 901 wo were cranested to forward a written
statement of the particulars of our climes' clai..
9. We also on behalf of the Parchasers on the Blst, of
July 1908 formally callsi apon His Bxcellency the Governor of tas
Colony to grant to our clions a title to the Land which our clisaba
agreed to purchase.
30. The Government then proceeded to oess on Ordinance No.15
of 1908 which auabled the Government to appeal from the decision of
the band Court and having cassel the Oriinance they acpealed an up-
get the decision of the Land Court in the Venior's favour.
11. We therefore think that our clients the Purchasers are
under all the circungsanoss of the case entitlel to nava a fair adi
reasonable compensation call to than for the money they have apot
and trouble they have baken in the naveer. It must be granted that
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