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3.

In Mr. Southey's Agreement on the

other hand no specified sum is named, the allowance is to

be similar to that paid to Government Officers of like

standing and is available when the Officer is "away from

Head Quarters on duty". The allowance that has been allott

-ed to him is at the rate of £100 per annum. The "Consoli

-dated Allowances" granted to the five Officers named and

to the Inspector of Works, who is not serving under Agree-

-ment, are shewn in the enclosed statement. They are much

higher than the travelling allowances drawn by Officers of

the Public Works Department of this Government and in view

of this fact it was considered by the Officer Administering

the Government that the Consolidated Allowance was intended

to include House Rent or Lodging Allowance.

3.

Mr. Eves, the Chief Resident

Engineer, contends that this was not the intention, and I

have now the honour to request information on this point.

4.

The Officers named with the

exception of Mr. Eves reside on the works along the line

in quarters erected for them out of Railway Funds, and it

was recently decided by the Officer Administering the

Government that in order that they should not receive

exceptional treatment, they should be charged a low rate,

viz.:-