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Authorities, and used for the accommodation of Officers of the Garrison.

It having been recently notified by the Major General Commanding that all direct hiring by the Crown was to be determined by the issue of lodging money to the Officers, a question has arisen whether the continued occupation by these Gentlemen of the premises recently rented for them, or their occupation of any excess of the accommodation to which their rank would have provisionally entitled them, should constitute such indirect Crown occupation as might secure continued immunity from taxation.

I regarded the question as one which should receive the most liberal consideration, because I assume that the Officers should not derive pecuniary benefit from a practice, which hardly operates otherwise than on Her Majesty's Government to defray such extra expenses. Therefore, in anticipation of your Lordship's instructions on the subject, I have notified to the Major General that the exemption from taxation heretofore in force will be continued "ad interim".

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278 Authorities, and used for the accommodation of Officers of the Garrison. It having been recently notified by the Major General Commanding that all direct hiring by the Crown was to be determined by the issue of lodging money to the Officers, a question has arisen whether the continued occupation by these Gentlemen of the premises recently rented for them, or their occupation of any excess of the accommodation to which their rank would have provisionally entitled them, should constitute such indirect Crown occupation as might secure continued immunity from taxation. I regarded the question as one which should receive the most liberal consideration, because I assume that the Officers should not derive pecuniary benefit from a practice, which hardly operates otherwise than on Her Majesty's Government to defray such extra expenses. Therefore, in anticipation of your Lordship's instructions on the subject, I have notified to the Major General that the exemption from taxation heretofore in force will be continued "ad interim". The condition was...

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hhorities, and used for the tion of Officers of the Garrison.

umodas

It having been recently notified

by the Major General Commanding

that all direct hiring by the Crown

ruas

abait to be determined by the issue of

Ledging mercy

to the Officers, a question

has arison whether the

whether the coitinned

occupation by ituse Genitemen of the

-premises recently rented for them,

their occupation of any

excess of the

not in

other

accamo

--premises

dation to

which their rank would have provianly entitled thm, should constitute such

indirect Crown occupation

as might

secure cartinned immunity from

taxation.

regarded)

ded the question

which should receive the most

as are)

liberal carwideration, becarve I chiuse

the Oclary should not derive

peenmary benefit from

a_mer l'

Moreover

practice, which hardly on the Officers, whe

lef

able

A a

Arrr

change

Arrepes

clafs than Mer

Majesty's Government to defray sub extra expenses. Therefore, in anticipa= tion of fan Lordship'é

but entirely subject to such instructions

the subject, I

Linay

receive MA

have notified to the Major Grinal that the exemption from taxation heretofore in force will be continued

"ad interim"

[

The condition what

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