CO129-587-8 Crown leases 18-4-1940 - 17-3-1941 — Page 14

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should be adjusted according to the

condition in which the property is

surrendered, suitable and considerable

rebates (up to, say, an equivalent of

50% of the premium) being offered to a

sitting tenant who has fulfilled the

conditions of his lease.

6.

I note that, in the report of

the Special Committee of the Chamber of

Commerce, the proposal was also made that,

in cases where the terms offered for a

renewal i.e., for a grant of fresh leases

by the Government were regarded as

unacceptable by sitting tenants, the rent

should be determined by an Arbitration

S

Board. If the suggestion in the preceding

are

paragraph of this despatch adopted,

the question arises whether it would be

practicable to allow such an arbitration

board powers wider than would permit it

to determine the fair and reasonable value

of the holding; and, if not, whether

the grant of such restricted powers would

be of any use.

I have, etc.

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