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"additional married quarters in the cases in which a displaced unit is moved to a place where suitable hired accommodation for the families is not available", Your letter under reply states
that the Colonial Government "is prepared to guarantee that suitable hired accommodation for families is available. does not exist as private property, houses will be built, but in
If it such a case the Government submits that rent should be paid for their occupation, the provision of free houses instead of hired houses being regarded as outside any possible meaning of the word 'reprovisioning1". The Army Comcil agree that the provision of free accommodation in lieu of accommodation at present hired cannot be demanded under the reprovisioning arrangements, and will be satisfied with a guarantee that an adequate number of houses for families shall be available, such houses to be considered suitable by the Military authorities for the rank and class of their proposed occupants; and provided also that the rents to be paid, whether by the War Department or the families themselves, shall be commensurate with the rents now being paid for the houses at present occupied. understood that the Colony's liability to reprovide free any
It is married quarters of which the military authorities at present have the free use is accepted.
5. The Army Council note that the Governor acquiesces in the view that the general obligation of the Colony in the matter of reprovision extends to the provision of "satisfactory accommodation for the units whose accommodation is to be surrendered, including all the usual ancillary services". Council also understand that he accepts the corollary that the reprovided accommodation must conform to modern standarde where these have advanced since the erection of the accommodation to be surrendered.
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I am to take this opportunity to ask for an assurance that the Colonial Government are in agreement with the Army Council on the general financial basis of this transaction as stated in paragraph 2 of War Office letter of 14th November 1923, with particular reference to the point that any balance remaining 3 after reprovision has been effected shall be available for the provision of additional buildings that may be required to accommodate the garrison of the Colony either as cash for the erection of new buildings or, for example, by the transfer of the new "hired" married quarters referred to in paragraph 4 hereof. It appears clear from the proceedings of the Legislative Council in February and March last that the general financial basis is well understood but the Council would be glad of your confirmation" as requested in my letter of 14th November last.
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With regard to paragraph 6 of your letter the Army Council understand that due allowance was made by the Arbitrator for the possible temporary nature of the "boom". pleasure the expressions of appreciation from the Governor to which your letter refers.
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