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which I hove made above, have disposed finally of one of the

worst of the difficulties which beset European Officers in

this Colony.

Meanwhile it will be necessary to make

some arrangement in the case of those officers for whom it is impossible to provide quarters. I am inclined to think that

the best course would be to pay a rent allowance equivalent to half the rent which an officer actually paya, provided that the head of his department (or the Governor where the case is that of a head of a department) is satisfied that it

is a reasonable rent for a house suitable for a man of his

standing. If, however, Your Lordship prefers to fix the allowances at the rates suggested by the Commission or in the alternative to adhere to the existing system of house-allow-

-ances I have no objection.

7.

The preceding paragraphs of this despatch ocver most of the ground dealt with in the general ramurka made by the Commission and I come now to their specific proposals as to salaries,

I agree with Mr. Severn's view as in-

4-dicated in paragraph 4 of his despatch of 15th April that

there is no advantage in grouping officers of various technical departments in one classification and I propose therefore to deal with each department separately.

First as to the Cadet Service.

If the present system of classification

is to be adhered to, I agree that there should be four class-

-es and I consider that the sole of salaries set out in paragraph 15 of Mr. Severn's despatch of 15th April would be

satisfactory, viz,:-

Class I - 812,000 8500 - $15,000

H II

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89,000 - 8500 - 811,000

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36023;14

* III

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$7,000

*

$250

88,000

IV

85,000 8250

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£6,000

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