§ Sir P. Harrisasked the Minister of Health what price was awarded for the acquisition by Exeter city, as the site of the city hall, of the property at No. 49, Paul Street, and certain land attached; whether he is aware that the owners, Messrs. A. J. and W. S. D. Force, were claiming 6s. 6d. a square foot; what use was being made of these premises with land attached; and what was the area and rateable value of the whole property in question?
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§ Mr. Elliot:I am informed that the price awarded for the acquisition of No. 49, Paul Street, with adjacent property in the same ownership, was £1,766, and that the total price claimed by the owners was equivalent to £1 8s. 10 ½d. per square foot. I understand that No. 49, Paul Street was formerly a shop and dwelling-house and that the remainder of the property consisted of three cottages and some vacant land, which had been the site of three other cottages. The total area was 2,790 square feet and the total rateable value £40.