CO129-411 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [5-7] — Page 356

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Imports and Exports has requested that quarters for one married officer and two bachelors may be provided close to the packing shed of the Opium Monopoly. A good site existe next to the Harbour Office, on which there is now a temporary shed used as the Liquors Ordinance Office. I propose to place a building on this site the ground floor of which would be the Liquors Ordinance Office, the first floor quarters for a married officer and the second floor quarters for two bachelors. The cost of the quarters would be charged against the sum of $100,000 for which I have ask- -ed in paragraph 1 of this Despatch. In Victoria it will be necessary to provide additional quarters for two married Revenue Officers and two bachelors, and in Kowloon for one married man and

one bachelor.

4.

As regards the Public Works Department I wish to be in a position to offer quarters to the five Overseers, who at present occupy houses of their own, and at least four more

quarters will be required for Sanitary Inspectors, three married

men and one bachelor.

5.

The number of quarters required, therefore, is fifteen which at an average cost of 86,500 to $7,000 comes to about

$100,000. It will not be easy to find suitable sites for these

quarters, but there is room for 8 quarters at Kowloon close to

those at present being built, and if no better site can be found

in Victoria there is room in the Happy Valley for a number of

quarters though I prefer to build on a hill when possible as it is

more healthy in summer.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Amaza

Governor,c..

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