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(d). that if he were allowed quarters if

they fell vacant, why should he not be granted a house

allowance if it was lapsing into the Treasury ?

As a fact Mr. Moore was informed not that

he would be allowed quarters if they fell vacant but that

"should any free quarters happen to be vacant and not re-

*-quired for an Officer senior to yourself, your request

"to occupy them will be considered, but that by the terms

"of your appointment you have no claim to any allowance in

*lieu of quarters*.

3.

It will be convenient here that

I should explain the position of Dr. Thomson and the

question of his house allowance, for the assumption that

he is Dr. Thomson's successor or is acting for Dr. Thomson

and as such is entitled to draw Dr. Thomson's house allow-

-ance underlies some of Mr. Moore's statements.

By letter of 26th. June, 1897,

Dr. Thomson was appointed from 1st. August, 1897, to be an

Assistant Surgeon in the Medical Department at a salary of

$300 a month, a monthly allowance of $60 in lieu of

quarters and the usual allowance for conveyance. The point

to be emphasized is that Dr. Thomson's appointment was as

Assistant