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(or for that matter permanent) quarters before their personal belongings arrive by sea an "emergency kit" of pots, pans, crockery, cutlery, cleaning implements, sheets, blankets, pillows, pillow cases and similar items are provided if required. The Kit does not include curtains (because the shapes and sizes of windows vary considerably) or such itums as chair and cushion covers.
(viii)hen an officer proceeds overseas on vacation leave, his quarters revert to the general pool unless he is receiving a substantive salary above $7,016 per month as at the date of his departure on vacation leave or will have completed over 15 years service at the date of his return from leave, in which case he is eligible to return to the same quarters after his leave if he so wishes, and if such quarters are not more than one grade above that appropriate to his salary. (1) Non-departmental and departmental quarters are mostly flats in blocks of from three to twelve stories though there are a few houses and bun- galows. They vary from one bedroom "bachelor" flats to three bedroom "family" flats, and also according to grade. Some have separate living rooms and dining rooms and others combined living/ dining rooms. Nearly all flats except the smallest have two bathrooms (or a bathroom and a shower- room), as well as kitchen, utility and storage space and servants quarters. Overall sizes vary according to the design as well as the grade but a typical 'D' grade flat with living room, dining room and two bedrooms has a total area of about 2300 sq. ft., a typical 'C' grade flat with living/dining room and three bedrooms a total area of about 2400 sq. ft. and a typical 'A' grade flat with living room, dining room and three bedrooms a total area of about 3200 sq. ft. Ceilings are generally higher than in a modern house in the U.K. There are one, two and three bedroom flats in all relevant grades, except
'A' which only has two and three bedroom flats and also a few four bedroom flats in 'A' 'B' & 'C' grades. However, present proposals for increasing the number of quarters provide for the acquisition of blocks of over 12 storeys and a considerable increase in the number of 4 bed- room quarters.
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idea of how long he will have to wait for aquarter and whether it is better for him to leave his family at home until a quarter is available. is difficult to give a simple answer and the only generalisation that can be made is that quarters are more easily obtainable in the summer (May to September), when more officers tend to take their home leave, than in the winter. mentioned in par 8(i) above, the points system takes into account an officer's salary, length of previous service, the size of his family in the Colony and any period spent in an hotel or tem- porary quarters. The points system is weighted
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