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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,

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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97but you will observe, that should it be still.wish· yourto let the question of the Ground rest as it is untilthe receipt of Instructions fromEngland, Sanprepared to have it intimated to the Owners of the three Houses which have been built within thatGround, that those Houses, on becoming vacant canonly be rented to Officers, and this intimation will, I conceive, enable you to assign them to whomeveryouplease.I think it right to take thisopportunity, the first that has occurred sinceyou 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 anOfficial 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 hisrank,itranks, who occupied a House would pay the Indian House Rent of a subaltern (25 rupees monthly)---"I wrote to Lord FitzRoy in aprivate letter, some time in the early part of last year, to the best of my memory, suggesting that offer in two ways: one that advancesshould be made from theTreasury to officers, according to their rank,to build houses forthemselves, such advances to be recovered from their Abstracts by certain moderate fixed instalments, and in the event of any Officer dyingor quittingtheColony, beforehis advance wasrepaid, the House to be considered Public Property, and the amount stopped (less the monthly House Rent of his rank) be refunded.Had eitherof these proposals been adoptedand followed up, it is obvious, that the present difficulty would have been, in a great degree if not wholly, averted, and although the responsibilitywould.

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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

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

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

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

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