CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10] — Page 427

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conret, the S.Pd. D. has no obyon to

the promulgation of the scheme. That interpretation

in for $158.eepin

m chown in

the conset: & the Scheme w. the fre

presumably had hem attrand, had not The question of "building haves' been

raised

Ind. them fore accept the Son's purporal

le

allow compensation for wildungs

? Ar appror scheme & the

notification B. (JW/15524)

It waschen.

I take it that an adherence to the principle stated in our desp. on 15822 would exclude practically all leases in

4. Kong from compensation for buildings. H. on the expiration of the leave; but M

Robinson proposes not to withdrew from

the approval given

on

29174/13.

The principle of compensation seems

to have been laid down

lain in 1898 without

between building

It

feems

to

Mr Chasuber-

any differentiation

& other leaves.

me that the petition

in 29174/13 would be adequately met

when

by the provisions for stanting the lessee an option of renewal on terms, suggested in 15822, the Gown does not desire to re-enter,

The aim

the petition

of

425

to

200

obtain concessions for certain Crown Lenees over

& above their legal rights:

consitional

need not scruple to modify the 29174/13

approval given

on

I would limit- the

ession

to the holders of these single terme leases (29144/13) 40

an option to

be fired by the

renew (when the Crown does not wish to

termas ne-enter) Crown. Even this similar case

140 was refused in in 1909 /24727/1909-)

Hall 20.11.

! The form of these melosed

A

14

in

substantially

Gulding hease for you years

with

With renewed matter for another 75 ceas.

may of

A

and I provider for comfurcation if the Land in lakens for public purposes deering the first term of 75 years for the escond thom of 75

years if the right of revered is exerccord) but not for compensation at the wind of the team for it. Expres by wfflux

The at the end of 75 years

of time

-

if not resund, or of 150 year

if renewed.

The

question

whether there she h

such compensation o

primarily

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