LAND BEING OFFERED TO THE GOVERNMENT
— Press Assooiation.)
Keen Desire to Sell
(By Telegraph-
WELLINGTON, Last Night. "Hundreds of people are offering land to the Government for purchase as sites for dwellings under the State . Housing scheme," said Mr. J, A. Lee (Ministerin Charge of Housing) in a statement' to-day. "The desire to sell seems to be so keen that, within a few days after each is made, a letter is sent to the de.partment asking for information as to the position in regard.to each particular area. It must be clearly understood that it is absolutely impossible. for the Lands Department immediately to ad* vise the Housing Department as to the nature of the land submitted for purchase by the Government. "All offers are filed for investig&tion when it is necessary for land to be acquired for the State housing scheme. In such cases the Lands Department is called upon to investigate the areas under offer and report on their value. Any other procedure would be impracticable, because the Lands Department would be compelled to inspect and value land which subsequently might never be taken over for State housing,"-
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 53, 18 March 1937, Page 15
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189LAND BEING OFFERED TO THE GOVERNMENT Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 53, 18 March 1937, Page 15
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