CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 267

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his

application for an

an increase

of salary. I am authorized in

that despatch

to

to offer Mr.

Bruse Shepherd such increase

to his present allowance for house rent as I might deem proper and adequate

I certainly agree with the Acting Attorney General

in

thinking that the allowance rent received by Mr. Bruce Shepherd is not sufficient to

for

a

secure suitable quarters for a married man with a family.

But

But there are others in the service

who would consider that they

had equally good claims to an increase of their allowances, and who would certainly apply for

such increase

in the case

of

if it were sanctioned

for Mr. Bruce Shepherd. Mr. Bruce Shepherd

has solved the difficulty for the

present by stating that he would

rather not apply for

an increase of his rent allowance, as he hopes

of

before long to be able to put forward a much stronger claim

for

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265 his application for an an increase of salary. I am authorized in that despatch to to offer Mr. Bruse Shepherd such increase to his present allowance for house rent as I might deem proper and adequate I certainly agree with the Acting Attorney General in thinking that the allowance rent received by Mr. Bruce Shepherd is not sufficient to for a secure suitable quarters for a married man with a family. But But there are others in the service who would consider that they had equally good claims to an increase of their allowances, and who would certainly apply for such increase in the case of if it were sanctioned for Mr. Bruce Shepherd. Mr. Bruce Shepherd has solved the difficulty for the present by stating that he would rather not apply for an increase of his rent allowance, as he hopes of before long to be able to put forward a much stronger claim for
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265 his application for an an increase of salary. I am authorized in that despatoh to to offer Mr. Bruse Shepherd such increase to his present allowance for house rent as I might deem proper and adequate I certainly agree with the Acting Attorney General in thinking that the allowance rent reseived by M. Bruce Shepherd is not sufficient to forr a secure suitable quarters for married man with a family. But # But there are others in the service who would consider that they increase had equally good claims to an of their allowances, and who would certainly apply for such increase in the case 3. of if it were sanctioned Mr. Bruce Shepherd. Mr. Bruce Shepherd has solved the difficulty for the present by stating that he would rather not apply for an increase. of his rent allowance, as he hopes of before long to be able to put - forward a much stronger claim for
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265

his

application for an

an increase

of salary. I am authorized in

that despatoh

to

to offer Mr.

Bruse Shepherd such increase

to his present allowance for house rent as I might deem proper and adequate

I certainly agree with the Acting Attorney General

in

thinking that the allowance rent reseived by M. Bruce Shepherd is not sufficient to

forr

a

secure suitable quarters for married man with a family.

But

#

But there are others in the service

who would consider that they

increase

had equally good claims to an of their allowances, and who would certainly apply for

such increase

in the case

3.

of

if it were sanctioned

Mr. Bruce Shepherd. Mr. Bruce Shepherd

has solved the difficulty for the

present by stating that he would

rather not apply for

an increase.

of his rent allowance, as he hopes

of

before long to be able to put - forward a much stronger claim

for

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