CO129-626-6 Crown Lands 1-7-1951 - 30-9-1951 — Page 5

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humphard

21/8/56

Mr Sidelotham

The file containing "Jacks Digest" has her destroyed but a copy of

It helps a little but not much a under

the digest is awsite, it helps.

on page

3

item (viii) it

appears

that the for in Cuncil

"

"Austin

already

has authority to wall land" without auction in districts where the for in Council decides that auction is considered undenisable..."

the byal Adviser sus no

Muck, Anwer,

shoulde

say

"

abjectivis inde mins of 9/8 4 11/8. I do not

that no Grow Land grants med de refered to

He 8 of 8. but we may approve the digional of such lands by proate treaty,

housing

motead of auction, for the purpose of apprehensive schemes for workers,

? As in aff.

HAMall

25/2

I mentioned this to Sir K. Roberts-Wray before he went on leave and he was inclined to share my doubts.

57

He thought, however, that we might say something to the effect that the Secretary of State agrees that until further notice it will be unnecessary for the Governor to seek the Secretary of State's authority for the disposal of Crown Lands by private treaty for comprehensive workers' housing schemes; that the Secretary of State would wish the Governor to bring the matter up for further consideration in five years' time that in the neatime eould be grateful if he could be furnished comuwith a statement of such grants as have been made by private treaty for comprehensive workers' housing schemes. (This is a matter which washould do will lo

Keeps wi brush with

+

5/h kome accordingly pt.

JBS.

27. 8. 1951.

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