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while holding an acting appointment.

In Your Lordship's - Yo "despatch K:71 of 3rd April last,

it is stated that you

no

have

objection to passed Cadets drawing house allowance in the absence of free quarters, allowance of #546 (the

and an

same as in

was ac

the

ZALE

of Cadets)

voted

accordingly the Legislative Council.

In the case

by

therefore

of a passed Cadet holding

acting

an

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acting appointment and drawing the half pay of:

that appointment I have, pending your approval, laid

down the rule that the officer is to draw the whole of his house allowance

I have come

come to

this conclusion from the consideration that if the Cadet had actual free

quarters instead

of

the

allowance he could not

be deprived of them on

accepting