SALE OPPOSED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25394, 27 November 1943, Page 6

SALE OPPOSED

HOUSE PROPERTY DEAL MEETING OF COMMITTEE The Dunedin Land Sales Committee at a sitting yesterday afternoon heard the first contested case since It commenced its operations. When the committee had before it at a previous sitting the application of Annie Violet Smith for the approval of the sale of her property, 150 Union street, to Samuel Blight, Mr W. J. Mathers, on behalf of the Crown, opposed the application. He submitted that the purchase price, £1175, was excessive. At yesterday’s hearing there were present Messrs E. J. Anderson (chairmanl, and D J. Ross (member of the committee), and Messrs W. T. Spelman (registrar) and W. J. Mathers. The vendor was represented by Mi W. Ward, and evidence on her behalf was given by James Alexander McDonald, a partner in the firm of John Reid and Sons, Ltd., who handed in a statement concerning the property He said he considered that it was well worth the price asked. Cross-examined by .Mr Mathers, witness said he was quite satisfied with the foundations of the house, : which were of wood. Percy W. Stabb, a member of the firm of James Samson and Co., said the property was quite 50 years pld, but the price asked was not excessive. A previous owner had spent a large sum on additions and improvements For the Crown, J. A. Wilson, district valuer said the place had been sold in 1883, and had probably been built in the previous year. In his opinion, a fair valuation of the property would be £950. After hearing the submissions of Mr Ward and Mr Mathers the committee reserved its decision. Sales Approved

The following sales were approved: Otago Electric Power Board to Marion Alice May French, dwelling house Milton; Government valuation, 1940, £375: sale price. £530. Charles Botting to Norman Alexander and Elsie Letitia Bissett, dwelling house, allotment 4, township of Anderston; ’purchase price, £loo°- ~ Wilbert Walter Fox to Marguerite King, lot 36, D.P. 3370; purchase price, £SO. Public Trustee, as executor of the estate of John McLeod, to James Ramsay Sniclair, dwelling house, section 85', block VII, North Harbour and Blueskin; Government valuation, £.500; purchase price, £775. Edward Allan Richardson to Desmond William Crowley, dwelling house, allotment 7, D.P. 3777, township of Ascotvale; purchase price £I4OO. James Farquharson to Thomas Kinloch, lot D.P. 5765, township of Musselburgh; purchase price, £1660. Clement Simon D. Aitchison to Robert Dallas Johnson, dwelling house, allotment 4, plan 3567, subdivision part of block VII, town district of Dunedin; purchase price, £1375. James Muirhead Robertson to William John Grant, part allotment 13, block —, on plan 990. township of Kew; purchase price, £320. Cyril Platto to Margaret Dunn, lot 10, D.P. 251, township of South Dunedin; purchase price, £725.