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show quite remarkable frugality. But I can say from my own observation that none of these officers leads an extravagant life while the large majority exercise the strictest economy. It will be seen that it is practically impossible for married officers, who are without private means, special allowances, or private practice, to save anything to pay for passages or to meet emergencies. I have not included Mr. Messer and Mr. Wolfe
in the list as they both have special allowances and their
cases have already been dealt with in detail.
3.
I could not at the present time recommend
any revision of salaries, nor do the officers concerned ask
for this. They do, however, press for some temporary relief
until such a time as the question of a revision of salaries can be taken up. I shall therefore endeavour to adopt the suggest- -ion, made in paragraph 4 of the Despatch under consideration,
of building suitable quarters for officers in the different
classes of the service. It is obvious that the majority of such quarters should be built on the Peak, if possible, and I pro-
-pose to utilize the site adjoining the building known as the
Government Pavilions, used by superior Government Officers, who do not reside on the Peak, for brief periods in rotation, for obtaining some relief from the heat of the lower levels during
the summer. This site is show red on the plan enclosed and on
it at least four flats could be erected for which a rent of
$40 a month will be charged.
4.
There is no other accessible Crow Land for
building purposes at the Peak but there is an excellent site of
nearly four acres coloured green on the plan on which it would
be possible to erect four flats or semi-detached quarters for
which a rent of about 860 a month would be charged, six flete
with a rent of about 250 each, and six flats with a rent of
about 840 each. These sums are estimated to give a return of
34% on the capital expenditure exclusive of the land. This site is private property and it would have to be purchased. There
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