some time, but it seems so desirable it should receive the benefit of His Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy's knowledge of the Colony and circumstances, that I am induced, with considerable hesitation, to make it at once.
3. I propose briefly to recapitulate all the essential features of the case.
4. Up to 1860 this Department was under the Imperial Post Office, and the Imperial Government paid rent to the Colony for the whole building, Office and quarters, but charged its Postmaster nothing for his residence there. He received £500 a year and rooms. The inadequacy of this salary was, however, so clearly recognised that; on the transfer of the Office to Molony in 1860, it was raised to £800 a year, and quarters at a rent of £62.10.0. or exactly the present position of the Postmaster General. The reasons for the change then first made for rent are worthy of attention.
6. A short time before, an enquiry had been made into the occupation of Government buildings; and grave abuses were found prevailing. People were living in and about public offices who had no sort of claim to do so. Certain regulations resulted.
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