LAND SALES ACT
Sir, —The report of the working of the Land Sales Act, as given in "The Post" on page 5 of September 5, seems as remarkable for what it omits as for what it contains. Considering the purpose of the Act and the fact that very large increases of transactions were contemplated, it is not very informative to tell us that the transactions were rather more than in the previous three years' average. How does the year ending March 31, 1945/ compare with the year ending March 31, 1944? The report tells us about people "entering into contracts," but it does not tell us about how many of those contracts were dealt with and approved or rejected by the committees and the Court. But, more important still, it does not tell us what is the average time taken by those administering the Act in coming to a decision on the various transactions. Would this period average eight weeks, or 18 weeks, or more? Why are we not informed? Further, its says "vendors and agents, instead of accommodating themselves to standards . . ~" etc. What is meant by the word "standards"? No doubt the experts know —but the ordinary newspaper reader does not know.—l am, etc.,
PUZZLED,
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 60, 8 September 1945, Page 6
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206LAND SALES ACT Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 60, 8 September 1945, Page 6
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