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HOME FOR BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER ESTATE AGENT'S TASK (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Jan. 11. Efforts are still being made to secure a residence in Wellington for Sir Harry Batterbee. the first British High Commissioner to New Zealand, who is to sail from England on February 2. Negotiations in respect of one or two properties have been
the subject of rumours current in the city, but it was stated to-day by a Wellington estate agent, who has the task of finding a suitable residence for the High Commissioner, that the search had so far been unsuccessful. He denied a report that the lease of a portion of one of Wellington's leading hotels had been arranged. One of the most persistent reports is that a well-known Karori property has been purchased. When this was referred to the owner of the property, he said that negotiations had been conducted but no finality had been reached. He had preferred to leave the matter open until the arrival of the High Commissioner.
The limit placed upon the purchase price of any residential property by those representing the new official, it is understood, is £20,000. Efforts are being made also to find a suitable residence for a member of the High Commissioner's staff.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23705, 12 January 1939, Page 7
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211SEARCH FOR RESIDENCE Otago Daily Times, Issue 23705, 12 January 1939, Page 7
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