CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 628

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the

same remarks

apply

to his

case

he is.

as to Mr Livesey's- lodged and also imprisoned. the whole Island is War Office property with the exception of what is retained for the Gunpowder Depot by the Colonial Government.

There can

be no increase of - population over accommodation.

when a

is required to live

amongst forts and

ed houses,

guard

but there are many drawbacko

to

.a

long water Journey for every

arhile

...f

F

the leak is

umption.

an at

The Signalman

a mi two small

lodgea

damp rooms contirically

Intrically in fog.

and mist that entails a

large

expenditure of coal and

wood

clothes. The house 1800 feet. day up is assumed to have nicreased

ini vaûre $132 per annvatna

as many houses

is not the case,

there

are

auch

7

;)

houses today.

as there where when the Peak but was put up that a

Ian L

of that class could rent. His dutes, require that he should be there from daylight to dark,

kas food, fuel, every snigle thing

to be carried up 1800 feet without

quarters,

could be got to

2.00

the work. The

very

chair- corties

get higher fares up there by law.

The 2nd Light house

new assessed at

islava

keeper's quarters

>>>>

$400

are two room

cr

arr

distant from Victoria from whence - all supplies come. The keeper has to keep a watch at night and telegraph ships in the day if he did not have quarters, no man could do the work. It is shelter

but banishment.

7

I trust II have showre

that the circumstances of the

officers of this Department are

peculiar

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