Commander GalbraithI beg to move, in page 54, line 13, to leave out from "workers," to "the," in line 14.
1237 The position at the moment is that the special arrangements made by the Central Land Board relating to the accommodation of agricultural workers, which are referred to in the subsection, are, broadly. that the collection of development charge on the erection of houses for such workers will be postponed so long as the houses continue to be occupied by such workers. By the Town and Country Planning Act, 1953, the development charge was abolished as regards development, including change of use taking place on or after 18th November, 1952.
It never was the intention of the Government to require payment of the postponed development charge in the event of any change in the character of the occupancy of the houses concerned taking place on or after 18th November, 1952. The words proposed to be deleted might have the effect of requiring payment where such a change took place on or after that date, since they require the Board to be satisfied that the arrangements are being complied with before any liability for payment is to be treated as discharged. The deletion of the words proposed puts the matter right in accordance with the Government's original intention.
§ Amendment agreed to.