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are necessary for the maintenance
Military discipline.
With this end in view
I applied (when the opportunity offered) to be allowed to work under the Surveyor General on the terms proposed by the Military Authorities in July last.
Since that time I have enquired into and taken notice of expenditure and requirements of persons in the position of Overseer of Works and find that not only should I lose in a pecuniary light to the extent of $15 per month, but that $60 per month is inadequate to the wants of a European in this climate at the ruling prices for necessaries, and that next to House rents, provisions are the heaviest item of expenditure, and also that it is most difficult to obtain any decent quarters except at an enormous rent.
I therefore respectfully request information as to whether some allowance in aid of quarters could be granted by the Colonial Government.
I am requested by my Commanding Officer to state whether
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are necessary for the maintenance
Military discipline.
With this end in view
I applied (wher: the opportunity offered
to be allowed to work
under the Surveyor General on the terms proposed by the Military Authorities in July loan.
last
Since that time I have enquired into and taken notice of expenditure and un requirements of persons in the position of and Overseer of Works
and find
that not only should
I lose in a pecuniary light to the extents of $15 per month,
by
by leaving the Arong buck that $60 per month is inadequate to the wants of an Burapian in this climate at the wling prices for
necessaries, and that next to
House rents
provisions the heaviest ilen of expenditure is for
and also that it is most difficult to shlain any decent quarters
accept at
"an enormous rent
I therefore respectfully
request information
dome
allowance
as to whether.
ance in aid of
quarters could be granted by
the Colonial Government.
I am requested by my
Commanding Officer to state
whether
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