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Post Office, Sorting Room to include Registration, Money Order, parcels delivery, letter and news- paper delivery, sorting of mails in and mails out, Shanghai mails, and newspapers
Assistant Postmaster and Enquiry
Postmaster
Store,
Tiffin Room,
631
..8,000 Square feet.
600
31
600
27
300
""
150
Accommodation to be provided for a clerk to live on the premises and for 30 coolies and 1 watchman
in connection with Block No. 2.
Public Works Department :-
Plan Room,.....
Engineers 5 @
Drawing Office,
Surveyor,
Accountant and Clerks,
Director of Public Works,
Land Bailiff,
Overseers,
Telegraph Store,
400 Square feet.
.......each 550
1,800
**
..1,000
1:
..2,400
>>
.1,000
450
#:
700
:)
250
1.
800
"!
General Store,..
Suitable latrine and lavatory accommodation to
be provided for each Department.
F. J. BADELEY,
Secretary,
Government Offices Committee,
SIR,
TREASURY, 10th April, 1896.
I have the honour to inform you that I am unavoidably prevented from attending the meeting of the Government Offices Committee this afternoon.
As far as I can judge the proposed conditions for competition will do. As regards the financial aspect I anticipate a considerable surplus of revenue over ordinary expenditure this year and see no reason why it should not be repeated next year.
I do not think, therefore, that there is any necessity for making special arrangements about the financing.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable F. A. COOPER,
Chairman, Public Office Committee.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Colonial Treasurer,