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but you will observe, that should it be still.
wish
· your
to let the question of the Ground rest as it is until
the receipt of Instructions from
England, San
prepared to have it intimated to the Owners of the three Houses which have been built within that
Ground, that those Houses, on becoming vacant can
only be rented to Officers, and this intimation will, I conceive, enable you to assign them to whomever
you
please.
I think it right to take this
opportunity, the first that has occurred since
you assumed the command to acquaint you, that I am
"am in no degree, or shape, responsible for the want of Officers' Quarters in this Colony.
I offered in an
Official letter so long ago as June 1842, to Major General Burrell, who then commanded here; to have Houses built for Officers on the simple condition, that he would notify General Orders that their occupation was not to be optional, and that the Officer, whatever his
rank,
it
ranks, who occupied a House would pay the Indian House Rent of a subaltern (25 rupees monthly)
---
"I wrote to Lord FitzRoy in a
private letter, some time in the early part of last year, to the best of my memory, suggesting that offer in two ways: one that advances
should be made from the
Treasury to officers, according to their rank,
to build houses for
themselves, such advances to be recovered from their Abstracts by certain moderate fixed instalments, and in the event of any Officer dying
or quitting
the
Colony, before
his advance was
repaid, the House to be considered Public Property, and the amount stopped (less the monthly House Rent of his rank) be refunded.
Had either
of these proposals been adopted
and followed up, it is obvious, that the present difficulty would have been, in a great degree if not wholly, averted, and although the responsibility
would.
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but you will observe, that should it be still.
wish
· your
to let the question of the Ground rest as I is until
the receipt of Instructions from
clands, San
prepared to have it intinated to to Erments of the shree Houses which have been built within that
Ground, that those rouses, ons becoming vacant can
only be rented to bificest, and this intimation well, I conceive, crable you to assign them to whomever
you
pleaser-
think it right to take this
opportunity, the first that had occurrer conser
you assumed the command to acquaint you, that Fam
"am in no degree, or khake, responsible for the nant of Officers Luarters in this Colony..
effered in an
l
letter so long ago Official letter so
long ago at Lune: 1842, to Major General Burrell, who then commanded here'; to have Houses built for Officers on the simple condition, that he would notify General Oxders that their occupation was not to be optional, and that tack Officer, whatever hit
rank
it
ranks, whe occupied. a Houte wond to pay the Indian Bouse Font of a subaltern (25 rupees monthly
---
" wrote to Lord Faltoun in &
private forms
tome line in the early part of last year, to for as
ny men
emory serves,-xe-ficating that offer in two wdet : one at above, with the oree ple in that House P. & was to be paid according to rank
should be advanced from the
The other that
money
beasury to officers, aqueable to their sanke, to build housed for
1 for themselves, suck advances to be recovered. from their. Abstracts by cortains moderate fited_ distalments, and in the cornt of any Efficer dy y
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quilting
the
Colony, before
hit advance w 06
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repaid, the House to be considered, hublic Property, and the amount stopped / less the mon
monthly Bense Uut of tank) be be refunded...
Read any
of these proposal é bien adopted.
and followed up, it is obvious, that the present difficulty would have been, in a urea I degree of not wholly, averted, and although the respondebitity
would.
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