PAYING MORE AND GETTING SOME BACK

Chronicle (Levin), 31 July 1946, Page 2

PAYING MORE AND GETTING SOME BACK

-Press Association

By Telegrayh—

WE LL I X CxTOX, July 30. Thc rccent amoiulment to the Land Saies Act was dcscribed as a '' {n'Ott v doubtful" thing by thc ^Jinister of Uchti bilitation, Fion. C. P. Skinner, v.hcn speakiiig at thc confercnce in Wellington of ex-sorvicemen 's orgauisations. The aniendnient niakes it possible for anyone who has paid inore than the ]>riee laid down by the Land Saies Coniniittee for ]>roiicrty, to claiin by law the extra nioney involved. " We have had complaints time and timo aga in that property was changing hands at inore than the price laid down," said Alr. Skinnor. "Yet, of the possilile thousands of iiupiiries we have lianded on to the police, only throoe proseciitions lnive resulted. It iqpienred that sh) per cent. of New Zealanders, thongli they said the Land Saies Act was a good thing, wero jire]>a red to condone the breaking of it." II e said the new amendment meant that a imrchaser who paid extra nioney and thus bruke the law, could recover his nioney and luive the vendor prosecuted without incurriug any pehalty for himself. "That system has obvious faults but it seems the only way we niav bo able to stop tliese reported under-the-table deals, " said Mr. Skinner. "i\Ien have been unable to offer a better solu tion. ' '