CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12] — Page 208

Enclosure

No.481.

Superintendent's Office.

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C.O.

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Victoria Gaol. 14th October, 1896.

letter from the Superintendent of Victoria Gool requesting that his house allowance i be increased.

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From enquiries which I have made

find that house pouts in the ; increased; and

Colony

have recently

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I recommend that Mr. Lethbridges allowance be wiercoved from the 14 instant to $90 a month, which is

he sum allowed to the Colonial:

Surgeon in lice of quarters.

I have the honour to be;

Sir, Your most endient

humble servant,

William Robin 857

honourable,

Sir,

Ward 3 750 90

With reference to 0.5.0.751/1898 I have the honour to

inform you that I find it impossible to obtain a suitable house to

reside in at a rent of $70 a month which is the amount of my present

house allowance.

I would point out that another Head of a Department,

namely the Colonial Surgeon, has for some time been granted a house

allowance at the rate of $90 a month. Bouse rent in this Colony is

exceedingly high and I find that a suitable house cannot be obtained

for a less rent than $100 a month exclusive of taxes which amount to

another $15 a month, so that with a house allowance of only $70 &

month I am the loser by $45 a month or over $500 a year.

I therefore trust that my house allowance might be

increased to $100 a month or at any rate to an amount equivalent to

that which has been allowed to the Colonial Surgeon and further that

I may be exempted from paying house taxes.

The Colonial Secretary.

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(Sigd.) 8. B. LETHBRIDGE.

Superintendent.