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things the subject of the payment of rent for the quarters at the Post Office was touched upon, and His Excellency having expressed some surprise at the change being made, was pleased to offer to take the subject into consideration if placed before him, I therefore do myself the honour to solicit the favour of your submitting concise outlines of the case to the following:
the
by the
This Gallery. Previous to the transfer of the Post Offices to the control of the Colonial Government in May 1860,
no rent was charged for the Quarters of the Imperial Post Offices, this extra duty devolving on the Post Master who resided therein being considered an equivalent to the rent. The Salary of the Post Master prior to the Arrangement was £600 per annum, and on the transfer it was raised to £800 per annum; but a rent charge of £2:10:0 a month or £30:0:0 per Annum was made.
2nd. After the demolition of the old building, as correspondence ensued as to the various alterations and rent to be charged for the Quarters in the new Post Offices, and after some proposals were made, it was finally fixed at "£3" as monthly rent. On perusing this correspondence, His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson was pleased to express an opinion that the Postmaster General's residences on the premises was no doubt a great advantage to the Public, especially in his case, and he therefore thought some considerable abatements should be made in the rent of these quarters in view of the extra duty performed.
3rd. I respectfully submit that it is customary with the Merchants and Bankers here to provide quarters free of expense
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things the subject of the payment of reent for the quartins at the Post Office was touched, upon, and His Couttsney lieving expressed, Sorner surferise at the change, being made, was plonood to offer to tacker the subject: inte Consideration if Splaced, the facts of the matters before bins, I therefore do myself hovor to solicit the favour of your suburitting
concise, outlines of the cases to-
the following
the
by the
This Gallery Previous to the transfer of the Post Offices to the controul of thes Colmial Government in luany 1860, 16~
no reut was changed, for the Quarters Imperial Post Offices, this, extras duty devolving the Past Master who resided: ltrerein being considered an equivalent to the rent: Thes Salary of the Post hrnctiv prior to thos Araunfen
Ow
was
£600 per annum, and our the transfer it was raised, to £800 per
hummmm
Ammus; but a rent; charges of 25:00
a
mouth or A: 62:10:0 for Ansun was made.
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2nd After the demolitions of the old,
building, as corromprandonces enareds o
as
to the
various alterations
reut: to be charged, for the Qurandoño in thre
Bost Offices, and after in the suns proposeds to be changed, it
new
it was
courses
finally fived at "30 as mouthed, settin of this correspondences this Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson was pleased to an opinion that the Postmaster General's residences on the premises
a
express
was no doubt
great advantage to the Public, expecially in my case, ands hes therefore thought-
Some considerable abatements should be trades in the rent of theses quarters in trew of the extions ducky perforcard.
3rd Irespectfully seaberit that;
it is customary with the tuerchents and Bankers heres to provides quarters frees of
expense
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