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Moore Street Resumption: Estate of John Hughes, 1891-1892; Petition re Post Office resumption, 1889

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Unique IDA-00453574SeriesCity Solicitor's Packets, 1834-1977 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 1st January 1889 and 31st March 1892Date qualifierexactFormatLoose PapersDescriptionPrinted documents – “Valuation of the Estate and Interest of claimants in and to land and premises resumed under the Moore Street Improvement Act 1890” by RP Richardson, EC Batt and Alex Macqueen, 16 November 1891; “Moore Street Improvement Act 1890 – Schedule and valuation of properties to be resumed and Schedule of properties embrace in betterment area with pro rata distribution”, by RP Richardson, EC Batt and Alex Macqueen, 29 May 1891, some with annotations.

Papers relating to the resumption of land in Castlereagh Street occupied by the German Club and administered by the Trustees of the late John Hughes: letters 1891-1892 by Everard Digby of Hughes, Hughes & Digby; drafts by George Merriman of arguments for the defence by Council of valuations disputed by the Trustees in NSW Supreme Court Case no 420 of 1892; replication re Case 420 of 1892 by Everard Digby: essentially withdrawing their suit.

Letter 27 January 1892 from Everard Digby, Lyndhurst Chambers, to Town Clerk re the Moore Street Resumption of the site of the Wheatsheaf Inn, noting Mayor had refused to reconsider the valuation and stating that if the amount of claim, £15,000, plus interest and costs is not received by 29 January 1892, a writ to recover will be issued.

Other documents: jottings of calculations; empty envelope with Council crest on flap with jottings in pencil re land and gazette notices 1861-1866; Letter in envelope 19 March 1892 from RP Richardson to George Merriman accompanying information re Hughes and Starkey’s Assessments [Moore Street] (information not present).

Copy of Petition by Bruce Smith, Minister for Public Works NSW, in the matter of the “General Post Office (Approaches Improvement) Act 1889” and of certain land situate in George Street Sydney resumed by the Minister for public purposes and claims for compensation. The petition refers to land formerly owned by Thomas Perkins of Balmain (died 1 September 1882) giving details of his will dated 1873 with appointment of executors/trustees (wife Clarissa, brother John Perkins, brother in law Barton Ireland and son Henry Australia Perkins) and transmission of land to his wife Clarissa during her life (died 15 April 1886) and then to his son. Description of land.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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Public access statusOpen to public accessPublic access notePlease acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives.

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Source system ID56/530

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original City Solicitor's Packets of the Municipal Council of Sydney. The records have been held in the Council’s custody and have a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that these are historical records and the language used within the records was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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OrganisationSydney City CouncilPersonMerriman, George

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Moore Street Resumption: Estate of John Hughes, 1891-1892; Petition re Post Office resumption, 1889