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Quarters. Rent

When a Surveyor is placed on the permanent

establishment he receives salary at the rate of £460 a

year, rising by annual increments of £20 to £600 a year.

There are at present three posts of First Class

Surveyor on a scale £650-25-£750 to which Second Class Surveyors may be promoted as vacancies arise.

There are also the higher appointments of

Superintendent of Surveys £850-25-£1000 and Assistant Superintendent of Surveys £700-25-£850.

The principal rules at present in force in

Allowance. regard to the occupation of Government quarters, and the

grant of rent allowances are as follows:-

(1) Free quarters are not provided.

(2) An unmarried officer living in a club, hotel,

boarding-house or mess approved by the Government will receive a lodging allowance of 74% of his

salary subject to a maximum of $50 per month. (3) An officer who has married with the consent of

Government will either

(a) be allotted Goverment quarters for which

he will pay rent at the rate of 6% or 7% of

his salary according as the quarters are unfurnished or furnished (heavy furniture

only).

or (b) be permitted to rent a flat or similar self-

contained tenement in respect of which he will receive a rent allowance equal to the rent and taxes paid (subject to a maximum varying with salary) less 6% of salary. In the case of an officer whose salary does

not exceed £600 the maximum monthly rental

inclusive