WAR RENT
Judgment was given by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., on Saturday in a case beaTirig upon war rent legislation. S. G. Radford (Mr. .E. M. Beechey) claimed £2 5s from W. Kraig (Mr. J: Scott) as the balance "of rent due on a<dwellingJiouse. The defence was that the rental charged, 25s per week, was in excess of standard rent under the War' Legislation Amendment Act, 1916, and was, therefore, not recoverable. The rent prior to the war was 20s per week, and the -Government valuation of the property was £583, which on the 8 p«r cent, basis allowed by the law would not permit of any increase. The Magistrate nonsuited .plaintiff and awarded the defendant' one guinea solicitor's fee, one guinea valuation fee, and ordered the rent to remain at the pre-war rate.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 109, 5 November 1917, Page 8
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135WAR RENT Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 109, 5 November 1917, Page 8
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