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2.
On the 6th. of last October the
Executive Council advised that the land in question should
be resumed for a public purpose, and in accordance with
Section 3 (1) of Ordinance No. 10 of 1900 the Director of
Public Works was authorized to enter into private negotia-
-tion with the owners of the land, who intimated on the
10th. November through Messrs. Palmer and Turner, their
Architects, that they were prepared to accept the follow-
-ing offer:-
House No.
Inland Lot
No.
Area in Square
Price accepted
Feet.
11
537
495
15,200
13
536
450
13,800
15
535
420
12,900
17
534
442
13,600
Total.
.$55,500.
3.
I closed with this offer and, the
resumption having now been completed, I have the honour
to apply for your covering sanction. It was not possible
in this case to defer resumption pending your approval,
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the Director of Public Works reported to me that the
Architects were already preparing plans for rebuilding
the collapsed houses and delay might have been fatal to
the
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