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Circular No. 61,
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hosakose, 9th December, 1920.
Rented Quarters.
1. An officer not entitled to free quarters, who occupies quarters supplied by the Government, pays rent for such quarters at the rate of 0% or 7% on salary accortling as the quarters are unfurnished or furnished.
2. An officer, who is granted free quarters by reason of the fact that he is required to live in proximity to the place where he works, pays rent at the rate of 1%
on salary for furniture supplied by the Government in such quarters.
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3. An unmarried officer will not ordinarily be allotted Government quarters for his sole occupancy.
4. If two or more officers occupy quarters supplied by the Government, each officer pays rent in accordance with rule No. 1.
5. Unless with the express permissiou of the Government an officer may not share Government quarters with any person who is not employed in the Government service, excepting always members of his own family and temporary guests.
6. Subject to the provisions of rule No. 7, an officer on a sterling salary and not entitled to free quarters, who rents a tenement with the permission of the Govern- ment, receives a rent allowance in the sum of the rent and taxes payable in respect of the unfurnished tenement less a sum of 6% of salary.
7. For the purposes of rule No. U the maximum monthly rental inclusive of
taxes which is recognised by the Government is as follows:
(a.) In the case of an officer whose salary exceeds £1,200 $250,
(b.) In the case of an officer whose salary exceeds £900 but does not
exceed £1,200: $200.
(c.) In the case of an officer whose salary exceeds £600 but does not
exceed £900: $150.
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(d.) In the case of an officer whose salary in less then C600: $120.
8. In the case of an officer who owns the tenement which he occupies the rent is deemed to be the assessed value of such tenement plus the taxes payable thereon.
9. If two or more officers occupy a tenement conjointly, the officer who is in receipt of the largest salary is regarded as the occupier for purposes of the rent allowance. The rent allowance in such case is the sum of the rent and taxes less a sum of 6% of the salary of each officer in occupation.
10. A rent allowance will not ordinarily be granted in respect of a tenement of which an officer is the sole occupant.
11. No rent allowance is granted in respect of a tenement which is occupied by an officer conjointly with any person, other than a member of his own family or a temporary guest, who is not employed in the Government service.
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