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CCC would give up some land it owned at Kalk Bay station for purposes of enlarging
the station. This may have been part of the area occupied by various private buildings

which subsequently became the large station parking area.

Mayor’s Minute Sept. 1926: Unfortunately, during 1925 or 26 progress bogged down

because the SAR discovered that the largest piece of the land to be granted to the CCC
in Kalk Bay was not owned by them, but was privately owned, and they insisted that the

CCC would have to negotiate with the owners to purchase it. But the CCC was of the
opinion that the SAR should do so in terms of their existing Agreement. The SAR

refused to do this, and so there was an impasse and the CCC was eventually obliged to
purchase. This seemed to cause bad feelings and led the CCC to repudiate the

Agreement on 27/5/1926. The CCC also made it known to the SAR that they (the CCC)

had purchased the “remaining extent” of Klein Tuin (towards Clovelly) for £600 on
15/6/1926, which included the strip of land the City needed for widening Main Road.

The SAR had until this time thought that the “remaining extent” belonged to them and

that rail expansion would be unhindered by negotiations with other owners. In effect the
CCC was now giving notice that they could or would blunt the SAR’s plans and that

they had therefore better come to the negotiating table.

The ruffled feelings seemed to settle down as all parties recognised the need for

collaboration. Concurrently, the CCC and local community representatives were in
discussion with the Railways regarding the invasion into the valued beach zone of a

widened and straightened railway line. Good sense prevailed after a deputation of
important local residents had discussions with Sir William Hoy, General Manager of

SAR&H. This led to a satisfactory outcome in which embankments would be moved
landwards as much as possible. The CCC also agreed to pay £795 to the SAR for

abandoning work already begun in the beach zone in front of Rhodes Cottage.

In the new spirit of collaboration the SAR raised the possibility of acquiring a strip of

the land through the “remaining extent” of Kleintuin for rail widening purposes at pro
rata the purchase price paid for it by the CCC. This was agreed to.