CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 629

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peculiar, they

reside where their

-duty requires not as in other Departments after office love off

duty, practically they

are

12~

Cable to be called on,

quarters are

increly guard

always

their

harves

and guard

houses ui ve

very

the heart of

disagreeable situations either in

a

semi-barbarous town.

hot, noisy and malodorous or isolated and utterly out off from their fellows, I sincerely trust __ therefore that His Excelency the Officer Administering the Government will be pleased to represent these

as exceptions to the rule of the mhanced value of quarters and worthy of consideration for compensation on the grounds

Case v

nds I have

had the honour to lay before you.

I have to.

(Signed) W. C. A. Hastings.

Act. Harbour Masker.

Hon. M. M. Goodman,

Act Colonial Secretary.

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Copy

624

Surv. Enciosure 1.

Mr A. Baird to Act. Farban Master.

Sir,

acknowledge

Cape D'Aquilar,

30th June, 1891.

have the honner to

the receipt of your

communication bearing.

that

on the

subject of increased salaries and in reply to very respectfully request

you

will be pleased to forward for the consideration of stis Excellency the Governor this

my Petition to the Secretary of State for the Colonies,

- praying for more favourable terms as to Quarters or, failing that; for the renewal of privilege remit my half pay,

grounds.

the

for

on the following

When,

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