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OF BARRACKS (111) CONSTRUCTION IF ANY OF NEW BARRACKS (IV) SIMILAR CATEGORIES FOR STORAGE AND DEPOTS (V) SIMILAR CATEGORIES FOR OTHER BASIC INSTALLATIONS E.0. TELECOMMUNICATIONS (VI)

CUARTERS

ADDITIONALLY IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF SOME ESTIMATION COULD BE GIVEN

OF THE NUMBER OF QUARTERS THAT IT IS PROPOSED TO BUILD ANNUALLY

AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THESC ARE REQUIRED TO

(A) OFFSET HIRED QUARTERS (B) TO RAISE THE SCALE OF PROVISION TO APPROVED CVERSCA SNTITLEMENTS.

4. I REALIZE THAT IT MAY BE TROUBLESCME TO ODTAIN THESE

DETAILS BUT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CANNOT BE EX-CCTED TO CONSIDER

ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE OF THIS ORDER WITHOUT BEING MADE AWARE OF

HOW THE ESTIMATES ARE MADE UP.

PERHAPS I SHOULD ALSO MAKE IT CLEAR WITH REFERENCE TO YOUR

PARA.4 THAT IN ARRIVING AT THE SUGGESTED FIGURE WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN

INTO ACCOUNT THE INCREASED COST OF MINOR WORKS AND MAINTENANCE.

SIR D.TRENCH

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SIR L MONSON

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