CO129-602-1 General orders relating to government quarters and rent allowance 6-8-1946 - 17-2-1947 — Page 60

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(4)

The allotment, cancellation thereof and reallotment of quarters may be made for any period, however short, as may at any time seem best in the interests of the Service; but when quarters are allotted to any officer of not less than 20 years' service, or to an officer or a class mentioned in sub-paragraph (3) (i) or (ii), whatever his priority he shall be entitled, if and while he has dependants, to occupy the same quarters for the remainder of his service, unless some other officer is already so entitled to the quarters.

108. RENT FOR QUARTERS.

(1)

(2)

Every officer not entitled to free quarters shall be liable to pay rent for quarters occupied by or allotted to him for the whole period of such occupation or allotment.

Subject to the directions of the Governor in particular cases, rent for quarters shall be a proportion of salary, viz:

For

Furnished Unfurnished

Quarters.

(i) on salaries of officers drawing

any pay under Appendix VI

13%

12%

(ii) on sterling salaries of

officers entitled to free unfurnished quarters

(iii) on other sterling salaries

attaching to posts on the

permanent pensionable establish- ment where this reduced

1%

percentage is included in the

terms of service.

7%

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Rent for quarters which an officer is required to occupy in connection with his work, at or near his working premises may be reduced by such proportion as the Government shall direct.

109.

RENT ALLOWANCE.

(1) Rent allowance, when no fixed allowance is provided, shall be a

sum equal to the rent paid by an officer for a privately owned tenement or for lodgings, or if that rent is greater than the maximum rent for the time being prescribed for him in this Order,

the sum, a sum equal to such maximum rent, less, in either case, if any, which he would pay as rent for quarters if he occupied quarters.

(2) For the purpose of assessing rent allowance, the following maximum

monthly rents are prescribed;

(a) For officers on sterling salaries in the three categories enumerated in G.0. 108 (2):

Salary

Officers with Dependants

Officers without Dependants.

Over £1400

$300

$150

#1

E1100 but not over $1400

250

125

11

£ 700

##

# £1100

225

115

£700 or less

200

100

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