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OF BARRACKS (111) CONSTRUCTION IF ANY OF NEW BARRACKS (IV) SIMILAR CATEGORIES FOR STORAGE AND DEPOTS (V) SIMILAR CATEGORIES FOR OTHER BASIC INSTALLATIONS E.0. TELECOMMUNICATIONS (VI)
CUARTERS
ADDITIONALLY IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF SOME ESTIMATION COULD BE GIVEN
OF THE NUMBER OF QUARTERS THAT IT IS PROPOSED TO BUILD ANNUALLY
AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THESC ARE REQUIRED TO
(A) OFFSET HIRED QUARTERS (B) TO RAISE THE SCALE OF PROVISION TO APPROVED CVERSCA SNTITLEMENTS.
4. I REALIZE THAT IT MAY BE TROUBLESCME TO ODTAIN THESE
DETAILS BUT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CANNOT BE EX-CCTED TO CONSIDER
ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE OF THIS ORDER WITHOUT BEING MADE AWARE OF
HOW THE ESTIMATES ARE MADE UP.
PERHAPS I SHOULD ALSO MAKE IT CLEAR WITH REFERENCE TO YOUR
PARA.4 THAT IN ARRIVING AT THE SUGGESTED FIGURE WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT THE INCREASED COST OF MINOR WORKS AND MAINTENANCE.
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