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*the £30 addition to the ordinary salary of an Assistant

"Colonial Surgeon which was granted him with a view to

*covering house allowance" and Mr. Lyttelton in his

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answering Despatch No. 279 of the 21st. September, 1904,

wrote "it may accordingly be admitted that this additional

*£30 represents to some extent compensation for the fact

*that a house allowance is not granted".

6.

The second ground urged by Mr.

Moore is that in order to obtain suitable quarters as a

married man he is forced to live beyond the rate which his

means warrant. On this I would remark that Dr. Moore, who

was engaged locally, was well aware both of the conditions

of life in the Colony and of the terms of his appointment

when he thought fit to marry on his present salary and

further that he is living in the most expensive hotel in'

the Colony and that I am not satisfied that he cannot ob-

-tain suitable quarters in a cheaper hotel or rent an

appropriate private residence.

With regard to Mr. Moore's third

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reason, viz.:- that Dr. Koch who is also on a sterling

salary drew an allowance although he resided outside the

prescribed area, I would again point out that Dr. Koch drew

some