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which I hove made above, have disposed finally of one of the
worst of the difficulties which beset European Officers in
this Colony.
Meanwhile it will be necessary to make
some arrangement in the case of those officers for whom it is impossible to provide quarters. I am inclined to think that
the best course would be to pay a rent allowance equivalent to half the rent which an officer actually paya, provided that the head of his department (or the Governor where the case is that of a head of a department) is satisfied that it
is a reasonable rent for a house suitable for a man of his
standing. If, however, Your Lordship prefers to fix the allowances at the rates suggested by the Commission or in the alternative to adhere to the existing system of house-allow-
-ances I have no objection.
7.
The preceding paragraphs of this despatch ocver most of the ground dealt with in the general ramurka made by the Commission and I come now to their specific proposals as to salaries,
I agree with Mr. Severn's view as in-
4-dicated in paragraph 4 of his despatch of 15th April that
there is no advantage in grouping officers of various technical departments in one classification and I propose therefore to deal with each department separately.
First as to the Cadet Service.
If the present system of classification
is to be adhered to, I agree that there should be four class-
-es and I consider that the sole of salaries set out in paragraph 15 of Mr. Severn's despatch of 15th April would be
satisfactory, viz,:-
Class I - 812,000 8500 - $15,000
H II
·
-
89,000 - 8500 - 811,000
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* III
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$7,000
*
$250
88,000
IV
85,000 8250
-
£6,000
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