reference to the cases cited in your letter;
The facts are as follow..
1. The house in Macaoque Senace occupied by Captain Lavey was handed over to him by the Barrack Master, in lieu of four rooms in Barracks to which he is entitled, simply because there is not sufficiency of accommodation in the public quarters for him, as well as for several other Officers; this and other houses similarly occupied are bona fide appropriated for public purposes and for the transaction of public duties, the Officers living in them having a clear right to be provided with quarters at the public expense.
2. Any Officer provided with accommodation as above described is not at liberty to hire any other house, unless indeed he chose to do so at his own cost and with the sanction of the Officer Commanding the Troops; in such a very improbable case he would no doubt as a private individual be liable for all rates and taxes due on the house he had hired for himself, and the Quarters which he would be immediately vacated would be taken possession of by the Barrack Master and either allotted to another Officer or relinquished altogether if not required for the public service. The enclosed paper will show what is the custom in this Colony with respect to non-payment of rates and taxes by the Imperial Government, and one case may be considered a sufficient illustration of all others. If Landlords are compelled to pay...
reference to the cases cited in yo
the lacts
are as
follow..
your letter;
1. The house in Macoque Senace occupied
- by baptain lavey
was handed
to him
over
by the BBarrack Moaster, in lieu of f
of four
rooms in Barracks to which he is entitled,
simply because there is not sufficiency of accommodation in the public quarters for him, well as for several other Officers; 'this and other houses similarly eccupied.
bona fide appropriated for
are
therefore
public purposes and for the transaction of public duties, the Officers living in them having a clear right to be provided with quarters at the public expense.
2.
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Any Officer provided with accommodation
liberty to hire
above described is not at
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(any other howx, unless indeed he chose to do
so at his
cost and with the sanction
of
the Officer Commanding the Sheops; in such
α
very improbable
Cave he would
mo
doubt as
private indiviitual be liable for all rates
and taxes due on
the house he had hired
for himself, and the Quarters which he
be immediately. varcuted would be
Aatten
propesion of by the Banach Maroter and either allotted to another (ifficer or relinquished. alligether if not required for the public service: The enclosed paper will shew what is the custom in this bolony
The
Colony with respect
to
on-payment of rates and livers by the
Imperial Government, and
be
one case
may
of all
compelled to pay
considered a sufficient illustration
others. If Landlords are
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