CO129-175 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [9-12] — Page 369

been able to find the papers

with this enquiry.

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connected

I believe I am correct in saying that the Commission, in view

of the impending transfer of the Post Office to the Colony,

recommended:

that its quarters should be offered to each of the staff successively at as moderate rent, commencing with the Head of Department.

8.

the

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had been increased and that he need

not live at the Office unless he liked.

9.

The

experience of sixteen years has, however, proved that the Post-Master General must live on the premises,

A

car

for

the

only account, proposal to let the quarters to any Postal Officer who might not refuse them as follows;

10.

The quarters

were

accordingly

in a

very

An

I offered to Mr Chapman, then Postmaster General, who accepted them. Application from him to be relieved of rent was met by the reply (vide letter No.484 of May 29, 1860) that the rent was not high, and that his salary

In 1860 the Department

was in a bad state,

as is shown by

many sharp reprimands dated from

your Office

in the same

year.

It is

quite conceivable, therefore, that the

advantages of residence by the Postmaster

had not attracted attention. Moreover,

there were

few steamers, the P.O. Mails

had

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