been able to find the papers
with this enquiry.
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connected
I believe I am correct in saying that the Commission, in view
of the impending transfer of the Post Office to the Colony,
recommended:
that its quarters should be offered to each of the staff successively at as moderate rent, commencing with the Head of Department.
8.
the
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had been increased and that he need
not live at the Office unless he liked.
9.
The
experience of sixteen years has, however, proved that the Post-Master General must live on the premises,
A
car
for
the
only account, proposal to let the quarters to any Postal Officer who might not refuse them as follows;
10.
The quarters
were
accordingly
in a
very
An
I offered to Mr Chapman, then Postmaster General, who accepted them. Application from him to be relieved of rent was met by the reply (vide letter No.484 of May 29, 1860) that the rent was not high, and that his salary
In 1860 the Department
was in a bad state,
as is shown by
many sharp reprimands dated from
your Office
in the same
year.
It is
quite conceivable, therefore, that the
advantages of residence by the Postmaster
had not attracted attention. Moreover,
there were
few steamers, the P.O. Mails
had
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