Wellington City Council Notice of Intention to Take Land at Evans Bay Parade To: Wellington Marine Repair Works Limited (in liquidation) originally called the Wellington Patent Slip Company Limited (``the owner''). And to: Any other person with a registered interest in the land in the Schedule below and any other person entitled to object to the proposal set out below: 1. Take notice that The Wellington City Council (``the council'') proposes to take under section 23 of the Public Works Act 1981, any interest the owner may have in the land described in the Schedule to this notice (``the land''). 2. The land is required for road and road reserve as set out in the Schedule. The land has been used by the public for these purposes for many years and the council intends this use will continue. The land is part of Evans Bay Parade. Reasons for Taking Land 3. The council considers it essential to take the owner's interest in the land because it has been used by the public as road and road reserve for many years. The council has maintained the land for these purposes in the past. It is in the public interest for the land to be acquired for these purposes to ensure continued public access to the land. Your Right to Object 4. The owner's interest in the land has not yet been taken. 5. You have a right to object to the taking of the owner's interest in the land. 6. If you object, you must send a written objection to the Registrar, Environment Court, Department for Courts, P.O. Box 5027, Wellington, on or before 20 working days from the 8 August 1998, i.e. on or before 4 September 1998. 7. If an objection is made, a public hearing of the objection will be held unless the objector gives written notice to the Court that the objector requires the hearing to be held in private. 8. If an objection is made: (a) The objector will be advised of the time and place of the hearing; and (b) The objector will have the right to appear and be heard personally or to be represented by a barrister and solicitor or any other person the objector authorises. Right to Compensation 9. This notice, and the right to object described above, relate to the taking of the owner's interest in the land and not to any right you may have to compensation. Under the Public Works Act 1981, the owner and any person with a registered interest in the land are entitled to full compensation, if the land is taken. If this compensation cannot be agreed with the council it can be determined in separate proceedings before the Land Valuation Tribunal. W A R N I N G THIS NOTICE CONCERNS YOUR RIGHTS OVER THE LAND REFERRED TO. IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT ABOUT ITS EFFECT YOU SHOULD OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY. Do not delay. Schedule Wellington Land District An estate in fee simple in the following pieces of land (all reference to letters are to letters on S.O. Plan 37498): Land for Road Shown Legal Description Area m Title Ref ``A'' Part Section 3, Evans Bay District 6930 Deeds index 4/482. ``B'' Part Section 3, Evans Bay District 2745 Deeds index 4/482. ``C'' Part Section 3, Evans Bay District 90 Deeds index 4/482. ``O'' Part of Reserve B, Evans Bay District 560 Crown Grant 5992. Land for Road Reserve Shown Legal Description Area m Title Ref ``N'' Part of Reserve B, Evans Bay District 515 Crown Grant 5992. ``D'' Part Section 3, Evans Bay District 45 Deeds index 4/482. ``E'' Part Section 3, Evans Bay District 30 Deeds index 4/482. ``R'' Part Section 3, Evans Bay District 41 Deeds index 4/482. ``P'' Part Section 3, Evans Bay District 121 Deeds index 4/482. ``Q'' Part Section 3, Evans Bay District 84 Deeds index 4/482. Dated at Wellington this 16th day of July 1998. GARRY KEITH POOLE, Chief Executive/Principal Administrative Officer, The Wellington City Council.