BREACHES OF LAND SALES ACT ALLEGED
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AUCKLAND, Feb. 7. Allegations of breiu'lies of tlio fc>ervicemen 's fc!ettlciiioiit and Land balos Aet, 1913, were made against three people in a series of cliarges, tlie liearing of wliicli was coininenced bel'ore Mr. L. G. H. binelair, fcJAL Lillian May Lloyd, widov, Lrnest I Merz, secretary, and Williani Alired j Cole, land agent, were eacli eliarged j that on or about July -6, 1946, tliey were party to a sclxcmc intended to "be a contravention of part 1 U of the Aet, narnely, to enter into a secret pavxxient of £300 by Mi's. Dorothy .\lcMillan to Mrs. Lloyd so tliat Alrs. Lloyd would reeeive £300 over and above tlie price to be lixed by tlie Land idales Court for tlxe sale of a liouse and property at Mount Eden. Mrs. Lloyd was furtlier eliarged, as vendor of tlie property, with proeurhxg 1'roxn Mrs. MeMillan througli her agent, Kruest Merz, a secret payxnent of £3U0 and witli being a party to a selienxe to enter into a secret payxnent of £100 by JMrs. McAlillan so that she would reeeive £100 above the price to be lixed
by the Land Saies Court for the sale of property. A fourth charge was preferred that, as vendor of the property, she diJ proeure froin Alrs. AlcAlillan through Erneat Merz, the payxnent of £100 above the price to be li.ved by the Land Saies Court. Merz was furtlier eliarged that, as a party to thc sale, he iuduced Mrs. AleMiliau to euter into au arrangenient for the secret payxnent of £300 to hiiuself as agent and with procuring Alrs. i AlcAlillan to niake a secret payinent. j Siuiilar charges relative to the stim I oi' £100 were preferred against liiui. Cole was charged with procuring Ali's. AlcAlillan to niake a secret payment of £300 to Mrs. Lloyd and as agent for the sale, and with attempting to induce Alrs. AlcAlillan to entei into an arrangenient for xnaking a secret payiuent of £300. Pleas of not guilty on all charges were entered. The hearing has been adjourned.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 February 1947, Page 3
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353BREACHES OF LAND SALES ACT ALLEGED Chronicle (Levin), 8 February 1947, Page 3
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