CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 444

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at which the 6 rooms were assessed by the Assessor of Rates. Five of the rooms are now occupied by the Treasurer and his staff and the sixth is used as a night office by one of the Post Office Clerks, Mr Travers considering it indispensable that there should be an officer of the Department resident on the premises to give information of the arrival of steamers at night etc.

The Government in reality gains considerably by this arrangement offices for the Treasury could not have been rented except at a figure very much in excess of the allowance in lieu of rent-free quarters made to Mr Travers.

I have the honour to be, My Lord, Most Obedient Humble Servant, Your Lordships' obedient Servant,

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Page 440 at which the 6 rooms were assessed by the Assessor of Rates. Five of the rooms are now occupied by the Treasurer and his staff and the sixth is used as a night office by one of the Post Office Clerks, Mr Travers considering it indispensable that there should be an officer of the Department resident on the premises to give information of the arrival of steamers at night etc. The Government in reality gains considerably by this arrangement offices for the Treasury could not have been rented except at a figure very much in excess of the allowance in lieu of rent-free quarters made to Mr Travers. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Most Obedient Humble Servant, Your Lordships' obedient Servant,
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! 6 440 at which the 6 rooms were assessed by the Assessor of Rates. are now Five of the rooms occupied by the Treasurer and his staff and the sixth is used as a night office by one of the Post Office Clerks, Mr Travers considering it - indispensable that there should be an officer of the Department resident on the premises to give information of the arrival of steamers at night etc. کچھ The Government in reality gains considerably by this arrangement offices for the Treasury. could not have been as rented except at a figure very much in excess of the allowance in lieu of -free quarters made to Mr Travers. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Most Obedient Humble Servant, Your Lordships wawe of
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440

at which the 6 rooms were

assessed by the Assessor of Rates.

are now

Five of the rooms

occupied by the Treasurer and his staff

and the sixth is used as

a

night office by

one

of

the Post Office Clerks, Mr Travers considering it - indispensable that there

should be an

officer of the Department resident on the

premises to give information

of the arrival of steamers at night etc.

کچھ

The Government in

reality gains considerably by this arrangement offices for the Treasury.

could not have been

as

rented except at a figure

very

much in excess

of

the allowance in lieu of

-free quarters made to Mr

Travers.

I have the honour to be, My Lord, Most Obedient Humble Servant,

Your Lordships

wawe

of

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