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BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER
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453
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Furniture
Number
Anv eA-wr.ses
of
Gardeners .ir.d r.ecessarilv borno iv ... ...
Labourers
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required Eigh Commissioner; by Island
Government
' I- T-lnte. Linen,
1
Cr.-c'.cery,
Tercsnlags;
annually ,
Glw m
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hc&
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Pavablc
Percentage
payable
Oihcr Information'useful
for a new H
:
gh Commissioner
1 gardener!
• paid from J
Island {
Revenues. I
2 men and 1
w o m a n are'
employed
daily (except
on Sundaysj
and holidays)
as labourers.
They are paid
from Island
Revenues.!
The number
is not
sufficient
T h e ordinary
expenses of u
Governor or
other represen–
tative of T h e
Queen in one o '
Her Majesty's
Possessions
Some is
supplied by
Government
5 per cent.
••civciitage i-i
jai.l bv tbe ;
High Com- !
mi.-sioner. I
Crockery and
glass are sup
plied en the
same terms.
X o linen
There is
smalt qnnr.titi*
of plated i
forks and j
spoons for j
emergencies
o per cent. •. Government House, Nicosia
!
is a single-storied structure
i of -wood surrounded by a
verandah, v.-itli detached
Kitchen, L a m p R o o m and
Fuel Stores of masonry
It occupies three sides of a
\ square in the centre of
• i
j which is a concrete lawn
1 tennis court.
I There is a separate small
! stone building containing
tvro rooms occupied b y the
Private Secretary, and
Aid e-de-Camp.
There is a range of buildings
ue:ir the stables contain
ing 5 quarters suitable for
grooms a n d servants.
There is" stabling for 2 0
burses, coach-Louse a n d
harness-room. W a t e r is
procured from wells a n d
conveyed to the house by
water-carriers w h o are
j paid hy the Government.
') A labourer is also paid by
j the G o v e r n m e n t to attend
' on the earth closets a n d
\ remove rubbish
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