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BT-THE-HIGH COMMISSIONER
Numbe*;
of
Gardeners and
Labourers
required
Any expenses
necessarily borne by
High Commissioner
Furniture
Ii supplied
by Island
Government
Percentage
annually
Payable
I Is i'late. Lmcu.
i Crocksry.
! 'T1H« supplied •
• hv l*lnnd Gor:.7,
Percentage
payable
Otber Information uncial
for a new High Commissioner
1 gardener
paid from
Island
Revenues. *
2 m e n and 1
w o m a n are
j employed
daily (except
on Sundavs
C
txTtm holidav;')
s labourers.
hey are paid
from W a n d
i Revenues. *-'
T h e number
is not
sufficient
T h e ordinary
! expenses of a
I Governor or
(other represen-
I tative of T h e
Queen in one of
! Her Majesty's
Possessions
I
S o m e is
supplied by
Government
5 per ceut.
percentage is
paid by the
High Com–
missioner.
Crockery and
'glass are sup- i
! plied on the
; same terms.
. N o linen.
i There is a i
•mall quantity j
of plated
* forks and
spoon.- for
emergencies.
5 pex cent
I
Guver-QuientJIxise, Xicosia
is a single-storied structure
of wood surrounded by a
verandah, wirh detached
Kitchen. L a m p R o o m and
Fuel Stores of masonry.
It occupies three sides of n
square in tbe centre of
whicb is a concrete lavrn-
teunis court.
'There is a separate small
stone building containing
two rooms occupied by the
Private Secretary and
Aide-de-Camp.
There is a range of buildings
near the stables contain–
ing 5 quarters suitable for
grooms and servants.
There is stabling for 20
horses, coech-house and
harness-room. Water is
procured fiom wells and
couveyed to the house by
water-carriers w h o are
paid by the Government.
A labourer is also paid by
the Government to attend
on the earth closets and
remove rubbish