ACQUISITION OF LAND
Sir,—Recently a landowner wrote tne Prime Minister concerning the taking of his land and received a reply that his main objection appeared to concern price. The policy followed t# A. °^ er a Price based on valuation, if the owner does not agree he has the right to have the price fixed by the Court. That sounds well, but the price offered, dbproximately 20 per cent, of market value, makes acceptance impossible. Then should the Court decide the price. The owner has no guarantee he will receive justice, because of the absurd methods employed by government officials in arriving at valuations. Everything must be done their way. The Government was elected pledged to freedom, private enterprise and noninterference with people’s rights, Government officials assume that they possess the right to dictate all terms and conditions. Why should landowners be compelled to employ valuers and solicitors?—Yours, etc., INJUSTICE. April 8, 1953.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27010, 9 April 1953, Page 3
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