Mr. DUNDAS WHITEasked the Secretary to the Admiralty, with regard to the 87 acres (approximately) of land taken by the Admiralty, under the Defence Acts, in or about May of this year, near the entrance to the Cromarty Firth for the purpose of fortifying that entrance, if he will state how the sum of £12,283 18s. 7d., which the arbiter proposes to award to the owner, is allocated as between land purchase, easements, water supply, injurious effects on land not taken, and other heads of compensation, stating how much is awarded in respect of each such head of compensation, with similar information as regards the sum of £2,407 18s. 10d., which the arbiter proposes to award as compensation to the tenant?
Mr. LAMBERTIn proposing to award Colonel Ross the sum of £12,283 18s. 7d. in respect of the land taken by the Admiralty in May, 1913, the arbiter has allocated this sum as shown below;—
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North Sutor. Area No. 1— £ s. d. £ s. d. 44 acres. Land taken at 7s. 6d., and forty-five years' purchase 742 10 0 18½ acres. Fenced off rocky ground at 1s. 6d., and forty-five years' purchase 62 8 9 Area No. 2— Taken as an access road, including site for water-tank and curve of road, 400 yards at 4s. 80 0 0 Damage to farm, including prejudice to shooting, etc., £97 10s. per annum, at thirty years 2,995 0 0 Deduction of tenant's interest under lease, say at eleven years, discounted at 4 per cent. for a present payment 854 2 11 Areas Nos. 3 and 4— 2,140 17 1 3.6 acres at £110, being £100 per acre plus 10 per cent. 400 0 0 Roads of Access— Whole length of road, from Nigg Road to Castlecraig Farm, 3,604 yards at 3s. 6d 630 14 0 Easement from Farm Roads at 3s. 6d. 21 0 0 Footpath from Jetty to Area No. 1,1,900 yards at 2s 190 0 0 Water Supply— 841 14 0 North Sutor, 150,000 gallons per annum at 1s. 6d. per 1,000, and twenty-five years 281 5 0 Loss of Hotel Feuing Scheme— Say 7½ acres at £5 per acre, price suggested by the railway company, at twenty years' purchase 750 0 0 Half rent of golf-course as suggested by railway company, 5s. per acre on 200 acres 1,000 0 0 1,750 0 0 Note.—The arbiter does not allow for depreciation of feuing prospects of remaining land.
South Sutor. Area No. 5— 20½ acres at 7s. 6d., and forty-five years' purchaase 315 18 9 Road of access—2,760 yards at 3s. 6d. 483 0 0 Damage to Cromarty Mains Farm, £10 per annum at thirty years' purchase 300 0 0 Damage to Cromarty House and whole estate 4,500 0 0 Temporary damage during construction 200 0 0 Water—100,000 gallons at 1s. 3d. per 1,000, and twenty-five years' purchase 156 5 0 5,985 3 9 £12,283 18 7 946W
The arbiter allocated the sum of £2,407 18s. 10d., which he proposed to award to the tenant as follows:— £ s. d. Compensation for loss of annual profit from reduction of stock 186 0. 0. Annual depreciation of shootings from reduction of area and disturbance 30 0 0 Compensation for discomfort, loss of amenity, and disturbance to working of farm, and for possible accident to stock 100 0 0 £316 0 0 £ s. d. Capitalised for eleven years' currency of lease, and discounted at 4 per cent. for present payment 2,257 18 10 Compensation for temporary disturbance and inconvenience during construction 150 0 0 £2,407 18 10