CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5] — Page 378

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Enclosure 3.

375

Actual Expenses, whilst occupying "The Bluff" during.

summer of 1906 which is a small house, the rent and taxSS

bolf, wife and daughter.

conesquently being low

persona

-

Per Month.

(1)

Rent and taxes.

150

(2)

Hou ohold accounts, inclusive of liquors

fuel and light.

180

(6)

Household servants' Wagos no chair

coolies...

58

(4)

Tramway tickets (season)..

17

(b)

Club subscription.

17

(6) Linging lessons for daughter.

20

(7)

Pin money for wife and daughter.

40

(ક)

Board and Education, &c. of 3 eons in

England.

275

747

(9)

Balance available on average salary to

defray cost of clathes, all subs- criptions, incidental expense8, doctors' and dentists' accounts,&c.

Total average salary per month..-s

180

927

Highest monthly salary. Lowest

H

907.60 863.31

Practically no alteration has occurred in any of

the above items up to the present time and, as my average salary for the past three months has been $871, the balance available

for item (9) has shrunk to $124. No provision is made for

passages.

Living in the Hongkong Hotel and occupying two rooms at monthly rates costa almost exactly the same as the

The rent and above, the difference boing only a few dollara. taxes of "Lewknor" which I occupied for 6 months, amounted to

216 per month and the same rent was asked for "The Neuk".

which is a small house, somewhat inconveniently situated.

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