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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
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;)
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.
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I trust II have showre
that the circumstances of the
officers of this Department are
peculiar
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