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other Rent obtained and the buildings thereon. The annual repairs paid at the expense of this Government cost considerable sums, viz., in 1854 £130, and in the current year up to this day, including the Contract for the repairs since March, about £100. The Rent paid by the Post Office is out of proportion to any rent paid by private individuals for similar buildings. The bungalow on the Hospital Hill is occupied by Missionaries, and considering that the house is altogether out of repair, and would entail a heavy outlay should Government undertake to put it in good order, the rent, £75 per annum, is considered not high and still satisfactory. Another building, formerly the Morrison Institution, situated on a hill next the Hospital, is occupied by the Military Chaplain at a small rental of £37.10s per annum.
The occupant has incurred and is incurring heavy expenditure for repairs, and before he occupied the same, the monthly expenditure incurred for Porters employed to guard the premises amounted to £210 per annum, or to two-thirds of the sum charged as Rent. This property had not been included in the Estimate as the house was so much out of repair that it would have been untenable in the case of ordinary weather had it not been for the repairs made to it by the occupant, to whom the right of occupancy has been granted for two years more since the time the Estimates were prepared.
But the Foreign Military Authorities in 1847, as believed, stated in their letter No. 974 of 30 April 1847, that the Albany Buildings, no longer required by them, are now only an unnecessary expense to the...
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and the buildings therem . The annual repairs puode at the offence of this Bolusid - Ynvernment exot envsiderable sums, siz, in 1854 £ 130, and in the current year up to this day, including the Comhoot for the repairs sino mocking, about £ 100. The Rent pand by the Prit Office is out of proportion to any
by private individuals for Similar buildings. The bungalow on the Hospital Hill is
cupied by Misimaries, and considering that the tone is altogether out of repair, and would entail a heary outlay should Government undertake to put it in good_-_ order, the rent, £75 for Mum considered not-high and still satisfactory. Another building, formerly the Morrison- Institution, situated on a hill next the_ bropital, is recupied by the Military Chaplain at a pucll rental of £37.10for
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Annum . The recupant has incurred and incouring travvy rependiture for reperires, and before he recupied the some the inmithly expenditure incurred for portetemen employed to guard the promises amonsited. to £210. fer annum, or to two thirds of the summe uno charged as Rent. This Pont for this
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were prepvired.
But the Forwadys Military Authorities in 1997, me, believe, 17. The Albany Buildings, lents to the letter N. 974 of 30 April 1847.
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