From O.C. 118th. Batt. C.E.F Ho.I

Re.Rental of

HeadquarterB for II8th. Batt.C.E.F.

To O fficer Commanding. First Division.London, Ontario.

Berlin,Ont. , Hov. I6th.I9I,>.S ir : -

I have the honor to make applic .tion for authority to rent su ffic ien t accomodation for use as Headquarters for the 118th. Battalion,C.E.F. to he located at Berlin.

You Trill understand the d esira b ility o f securing said

quarters immediately as recruiting is already v e il under way. The rental for the quarters that I have in view, very

centrally located and most suitable w ill bo <145- per month, with a flo o r space of 12,000 square fe e t , including heating, e le ctr ic freight elevator and a ll other conveniences.

These quarters w ill be used for the O.C., orderly roon,ruarter U lster 's stores,-ieciical O ffice r 's room, fay- Llaster and for such other uses as may be found necessary.

This space is made up o f two upper floors each 60x100, the higher floor being immediately available and the lower* not available until December 1st. or possibly J muary 1st. The rental for the top floor until the remainder o f the space is available w ill be $30 . per month and we can possibly get along with the smaller space until the lower quarters are vacated. The present tenant orig inally used the whole space and it was arranged for use by one tenant - most convenient in every way.

I f the rental is guaranteed by the n i l i t ia Department I w ill guarantee to furnish or to have furnished a ll necessary furniture etc.

Accordingly urging that immediate action be taken in this most important regard,

I have the honor to be Sir

Your Obedient Servant

Lieut -Col

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C a b l e A d d r e s s R O M E W e s te r n Union C o d e . Wednesday,

Lieut-Col. Lochead,December 1st, 1915.

CITY.Dear S ir :-

I have received some information from St. Thomas to-day which might be of assistance to you in placing your proposition for the rental of our premises before the Council.

The City of St. Thomas is renting the Thomas Brothers* property fo r one year from October 1st at a rental of $200.00 per month to be paid quarterly. The City removes machinery and equip­ment and stores everything in a place satisfactory to the Company, provides fo r the premiums of the insurance in force on the plant and pays a ll taxes, arranges for the engineer, the nightwatchinan and coal. The City further undertakes to keep the plant in good repair, to indemnify the Estate for a ll damage done to machinery and equipment in the process of removing, storing and otherwise, to properly clean and o il a l l machines and belting, to replace a ll machinery and equipment and hand back to the Company the plant, after the expiry of the lease, as they found it .

A ll manufacturing premises to be re whitewashed, a ll o ffice portions of the plant to be repainted and revamished, buildings to be repaired where necessary, and the whole plant to be le ft in a clean and healthy condition so that the se llin g and renting value thereof shall not have been depreciated in any way, by in fection or infectious diseases, or otherwise, by reason of their occupation by troops.

I believe that the City turns over to the government the factory free of charge, and the government is making a ll alterations and changes that may be necessary, a fter the City Authorities at their expense have removed a ll the stock, machinery and equipment, and the government, I understand, arranges now fo r the engineer, nightwat chinan and the coal.

You w ill see by the above that the City of St. Thomas is assuming a burden of probably not less than $4,000.00.

Another matter that I should like to draw your attention ot is that the rate fo r rent on the premises which have just been taken for the Twin City Khaki Club, that is the fla ts at the front of the Auditorium occupying an area of, I should think, not more than 1®, 000 square fee t, is $145.00 per month including heat, which would

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mean about $14,50 per month per thousand square fee t .I am simply giving you the above information as I thought

i t might be useful to you in answering the arguments brought forth in th is connection.

Referring to water rate in connection with our old plant, on account of the very large quantity of water that we consume we have a very reasonaole rate. I think it is 6 cents per thousand gallons, and on that account we might be able to turn the water over to you for a l i t t l e less than you could buy it otherwise, or i t may happen that the Water Commissioners would give you your water free of charge. In tnat event in order to save the installation of a metre for Six months they could probably make su ffic ien t deductions.from our b i l l to make it equal to what we paid at the same time last year.

FSH-SMBT.

lours truly,

THE WILLIAMS, GKEEIJE & ROME CO. Limited,

P. S. We received yesterday a wire from our Insurance people stating that they would arrange to have their Inspector in Berlin on Friday or Saturday of this week. ,

Liout-Gol. Loohe , r ■' .Dear G ir:-

>day,December 1 st, 19113.

3oived oomo inform fzo:;; St* Thoraaa to-daywhloh mi ,ht bo o f aooictanoe to you in p la cin g your p ro p o s it io n f o r

■ Council.

i- The City c . lowofli ia ror.tlro; erty f or one -fror October lo t at a rental of

. Y : OVA 3•*»nt and ator v ever,'thing in a laoo latiafaotory to the Ccsrc'any, yrovidee for the premiums of tho insurance In fores on the plant

1 pays a ll taxes, arro.nrr^ fox the mu I : -T't tho - i ; anand coal. Tho Cit; further undertakes to 3teep the plant in good repair, to indemnify the I state for a l l damage done t o machinery

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to rc; c r l” clean and o il a l l machines and belting, to replace a l l inexy and equ t and hand book to the Company tho plant,

Xter c ex !ry of the lanes, as they found it .

A: 3 or,uf d u r in g promises to ho ru w hitem ihed, a l l o f f i c e a r t i cue of t ’ e p lant to Vs repair,ted and rev;\rru shed, bu ild ings

to be repaired Where neoeosaxy, and t;ie whole \ lan t to be l e f t in a clean and s&lthy con d ition oo that the s e l l in g and rentin g value

>f sh a ll not hare Veen de* re s is te d in any way, by in fe c t io n or in f ;o tiou 3 d is c •. v', cx othorxrioe, by rs ?c; o f t s i r occ ' ation

troo ,

X V alievs that the C ity turns oyer to tho govcm /ient the tor;/ f r charge, and the government ie raaking a l l a lte ra t io n s

an< ch'Jji »e tiu-t :\.iy Vo neoo * dory, ju to r tho City u th orit la s at t .s ir ox e ' a x i ovod 11 t 3 et 2 , % c inexy and o I snort, and t o ct'-ji ?, t , J in a:* n , xt jo r w f o r t ie engineer, nij ht* L’ tc.J»B.n l ,L t .c c o n i. '>

You w il l see V; the / t t tho C ity o f St. Thomas is,1 , 000. 00.

Another matter that I should l ik e to draw your a tte n tio n ’ ot Is that the r~te f o r rent on the premises which have junt been taken

, o f thearea o f , J 03v ilu f .;. , an

•'■“145. ' eh would

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mean about $l*aS8 per mo usand square fee t .I ara simply giving you the above infor;nation as I thought

it light be useful to you in answerin* the arguments rought forth in th is connection*

/deferring to ter rate in connection with our old lant, on

-CC'mnt of the very 1 rye quantity of water t lat we consume we have tfel* rate. I think it is 6 con1. t *3and gallons,

and on that account we anight be able to turn the w ter over to you r a l i t t l e less th i i t otherwise, or it may on

i ' at the ^nter Comni8^loners would give you your water free of charge, Ir t> t event in ordor to s ve the installation of a > etre fo r Six months could x^obably make su ffic ien t deduct ions, fromour b i l l to make it equal to what we ; aid at tlio>MSV time la3t year.

ours truly ,

r. ’-tt; r v g t* co. : i t : a ,

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r. *> re ce iv 'd ’/vit.orday wire from our Insurance people sta tin g that t .u , would arrange to* have tu e ir Inspector in B erlin on Friday or S turday o f th is week.

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C ab le . A d d p £SS~RO ME W e s te r n Union C o d e Tuesday,

December 7th, 1915.

Col. Lochead, City.Dear S ir :-

When the Inspector of the Mutual Insurance Companies went through the building on Queen Street last week he said they would have to in sist that there be no smoking permitted on the premises, and also requested that you caution that care be taken in leaving windows wide open in severe weather. Thi3 is due to the fact that there would be danger of the sprinkler pipes freezing.

Might we suggest that a Thermometer be placed in each room, and that the temperature be not allowed to get below 40 degrees.

As we understand that your night guards w ill take over our watchman^ clock for that portion of the building occupied by the troops, we presume that this could be made a part of their duties.

Yours truly,

FSH-FMD

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Col, Lochead Esq,, King St. W.,

Berlin.Dear S ir :- He Lease ¥. G. & H. to Recruiting

League.Mr. Hodgins w ill be out o f town tomorrow and

he has requested me tc send you a copy o f a le tter which we are writing him today and we do so accordingly.

In view o f the appropriations which are being made to meet the expense o f the Recruiting League we suppose that the incurring o f personal l ia b i l i t y by any o f the O fficers on this lease is not a very serious matter and they would very possibly have no objection to this but i t would be well to receive their consent for the lease being drawn in this form before anything further was done in the way o f preparing the Lease.

Yours truly / /Clement/& Clement.Per,

Dic.E.W.C.Enel,

//< f'fin/rotse. 3 /o .

& # < $ £ *

G. & R .,Berlin,

p jL n~\ . S. Hod,gins Jteq.

dS ' Dear S ir :-

c^/*r>*"the preparation of V /̂V1*^ t o the Re c ru 111 i

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In connection with your instructions for a Lease from the Holding Company

Recruiting League and in considering the draft o f that Lease which we have prepared, a slight d if fic u lty arises which was not discussed this morning but which we mentioned to yoti ever the phone

, this afternoon.The d ifficu lty is that the Recruiting League

is not a legal entity. It is not a corporation nor a partnership nor so far as I am aware is it an Association with By-laws authorizing any of its O fficers to pledge the credit o f a ll its members nor has i t in fact any membership, the individual members o f which are capable of iden tifica tion outside o f the O fficers o f the Association who are known to have actively interested themselves in the objects and work o f the League.

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It seems to U3 therefore that the Lease in question should be made to some one or more o f the O fficers o f the Association such for instance as the President and Secretary but this of course would involve a personal l ia b i l i ty upon these O fficers and before completing the Lease in this or any form we think i t ve il that you should take this matter up with

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Berlin, December 20th 5

Lieut. Cel. W, M. 0. Lcchead,0. C. 118th 0. S. Battalion, Berlin.

0. C. First Division,London, Ontario.

E3 lfas ̂ of iifadcuai.tdrs id Berlin.

Sir,Undoubtedly you are already familiar with the

arrangements that led tc the leasing and f it t in g up o f the Headquarters in this c ity fo r the housing and feeding of the men o f the 118th Battalion, C. 3# F,By these arrangements the M ilitia Department meet the expense o f nrenaring the building for the troops, con­tinue tc pay the rental o f that part c f the building previously occupied by the 108th Regiment and 1b come responsible for a ll maintenance expense, except the items c f heat, light and water.

The loca l Recruiting League on their part, have agreed tc meet the rental c f the new quarters for a period cf six months from December 1st 1915, this rental amounting tc $285. per month, including heat and tc provide free light and water.

Tc simplify the arrangements, the Recruiting League suggest that the Department sign one lease for the whole building and receive from the Recruiting League a guarantee that they w ill meet their share c f the rental as above provided for, the payments from the Recruiting League on account cf rental tc be made

L ieut.-C cl. W. H. 0, Lcchcad,0. C. 118th 0. S. Battalion, Berlin.

0. C. First- Division,Lcndcn, Ontario. -2 -

mcnthly cr as the Department suggests and to he paid tc the Department cr direct tc the lessees, as is deem­ed beet.

The light and water h ills would he paid direct by the Recruiting League.

This arrangement w ill appear a ll the better when i t is taken into account that a new lease w ill, in any event, have tc he drawn tc cover the quarters prev­iously occupied hy the 108th Regiment. That 5s, i t appears that the Eclding Company, who have the control o f the whole building, gave the 108th Regiment a special concession when they leased for their use tc the M ilitiaDepartment mere than 10,000 square feet of f le e r space

the regular rete being $10 ner month at $65 per menrh ̂ fo r eaoh 1,000 square fee t. When Imade this proposition tc the Department for the accommodation of the 118th Battalion, C. L . F., I did net knew of this special arrangement, nor did I knew that the Holding Company would not he disposed tc le t the 118th Battalion use that part o f the building at the same rental. They, however, claim that the 118th Batt­alion should pay at the same rate fo r the whole building; v iz . , at the rate of $10 per 1,000 square feet of f le e r space and that the greatly increased wear and tear tc

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Lieut-Ccl. W• 0. Lcchead,

0. C. 118th 0. S. Battel icn , Berlinl Ont.

0* C. F irst Division,

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which the building w ill he subjected, the extra fire risk and the extra heat required fu lly warrant came. They new want ylQO. per month from the Department fer the quarters px'evicusly occupied by the 108th Begiment, in­stead o f £o5 per month as previrucly charged .and £.-.25 frem the Beoruifcing League for the additional space occupied. For this extra £-35 per month, hewover, the Holding Company agree to furnish gratis a ll hefc water that w ill be required for the kitchen, shew er baths, e tc ., thus saving the insta llation cf jacket heaters and a l l fche expense cf maintaining same.

I f , therefore the Department w ill lease the entire premises for six months at £325, per month, the Becruit- ing League w ill undertake tc pay $225, cf same and w ill furnish guarantees tc that e ffe c t .

Again, si nee the lease w ill urevide for a monthly renewal c f same a fter the six months* period, for as long as required, it w ill undoubtedly be tc the advant­age c f the Department tc thus possess control c f the whole building* ^Jhat is , i f i t is desirable tc quarter troops in Berlin, a fter the axpiraticn c f the six months1

lease, i t certainly w ill be tc the economic advantage c f the department tc continue in occupation c f this build­ing, especia lly since the expense in preparing the same fer occupation by the troops has been vory considerable.

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Lieut. Cel. v7« M. 0. Lcchead,

0. C. 118th 0. S. Battalion, Berlin, Ont,0. C. First Division,

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From s t i l l another point o f view this arrangement appears to he desirable,and that is that a ll the ccnditions o f the occupancy o f the building could he ent­er©1 in the lease, i f hut one lease were entered into by the Department tc cover the whole building. Other­wise the Recruiting League would he required tc sign cne lease for one r-crticn cf the building, the Separt- ment would be required tc sign another lease ffcr the remninder c f the building, and ■ *» ;t fto r :ndl t i c n , the Department would be reouired tc execute ancth er paper covering the terms aiffd conditions cf the occupation cf theentiro building, as the Recruiting League is called upon tc give no guarantees in th is dlrecti on.

In order tc be in a position tc afford you any fur­ther information in th is ccnnecti on that you may desire and, since I wish tc see you in regard tc seme ether items, I shall probably proceed tc London on Tuesday or Wednesday c f th is week and personally present th is communication. At the same time, I shall have in my possession the different papers that have been prepared by the s o lic ito rs cf the leesees. These papers w ill cover the ether conditions c f tenancy which the leosees desire tc be complied with and I can verbally give you any further information that may be required. On reaching a

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0# C, 118th 0* S. Battslicn, Berlin.

0. 0. Pi *st Division,

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defin ite understanding in this regard, the lease i t s e l f may be drawn by the fflepartmont, i f suoh procedure is deemed best.

I fe e l -chat you w ill see the wisdom «-cf this arrangement.

I have the hener to be.

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Sir,Ycur Obedient Servant,

Lieat .-C e l .

0. C* 118th 0# S. Battalion,

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Lieut»~Ccl« »Y « M, 0, Lee head,0* C, 118th Q, S, Battalion,

0, C. 1st Division,Lcndcn, Ont,

Ri£ LMSB OF H^D^UABT:’! S AT BKRLIN ,

I have the hcncur tc advise that I hare had the lease prepared as per terms and conditions outlined in my favor o f the 20th, and you w ill find oepy of same in tr ip lica te with th is, duly executed by the trustee o f the Holding Company, I w ill, therefore, thank you tc take up th is important matter with headquarters at Ottawa as scon as possible in order that i t may be brought tc a satisfactory con­clusion, The Holding Company would like tc have one ocpy o f the lease when exeouted, and I presume that you w ill acccr dingly return one c f the completed copies fo r delivery tc them.

I also enclose with th is in tr ip lica te a personal guarantee, that the Recruiting League w il l carry cut their part c f the contract. As the Recruiting League is net a legal personage, they, as an association are net in a position tc furnish any legal guarantee in th is connection. Hence the necessity cf forward­ing you th is paper signed by myself and by two ether fu lly responsible individuals for the Recruiting League, I may also assure you that the Recruiting League have already in hand ample funds tc take care c f any imm­ediate or respective l ia b i l i t ie s . You may,acccr dingly

assure the department that we w ill take care c f cur

Sir

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Li9u t,-C cl. W. M. 0. Lcchead,0. C, 118th 0. S. Battalion*

0* C. 1st Division,London, Ont.

end without question or delay. When yen forward the lease to Ottawa, I would suggest your enclosing ray previous correspondence or a copy of it with same; i . a . , my le tte r of 20th in s t ., as this le t 'e r affords fu ll explanations regarding the situation.

I have the honour to he, Sir,

Your Obedient Servant,

WMOL/GAM.rlnc.

Lieut.-C el.0. 0. 118th 0, S. BattaL icn .

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a * / ^ ^Jan. 7, 191G.

Col. W. M. 0. Lochead, 118th Battalion,

City.Dear S ir :-

Referring to matter of placing guards around our plant on Queen Street, we think that in order to properly protect this Building at night, i t should he patrolled on a ll sides. We do not want to appear unreasonable in any way in this connection, hut, as we have explained to you before, we have at risk over $100, 000. in addition to the risk of our other tenants, and of course our f ir e insurance would not cover any damage to property by bomb or anything of that nature. After the experience of thePeabody plant and the fact that somebody tried to set f ir e to the Club Quarters of the Regiment at Owen Sound, the other day, we fe e l that i t is only good business on our part to have the plant thoroughly protected.

Trusting you w ill be able to arrange this sa tis ­fa c to r ily , we are

FSH.EES.

Yours truly,

THE WILLIAMS, GREEUE & ROME CO. Limited.

* 118th Battalion, C.E,f ncncRI Y ROOM

F.ORDERLY ROOM

JAN 10 1915

tG. 602-12 6^

Borlin, January 10 6.

The Williams, Greene & Heme Cc. Ltd*,Berlin, Ont.

Bear S irs :-Responding ycur request cf the 7th in s t ., re the

proper guarding c f the building which we are at present occupying, I beg tc state that I shall be pleased tc have the beats c f the present guards extended sc as tc gc arcund the entire building. That is , I shall endeavor tc dc my very best tc afferd entire satisfaet'^FlLbcth tc ycu and tc the company that carries the f ir e insurance cn the building, particu larly sire e a large value is represented. The araange- ment that I shall make w ill mean that each point in the efttire circumference c f the building w ill be v isited at internals

c f net longer than five minutes. The different approaches tc the building obviously ehculd be guarded at a ll times sc that every v is ite r tc the quarters may be properly challenged. On the ether hand i f a band c f ruffians have laid a design tc attack the building, nc sentry can ward them e f f , ncr wculd the entire guard,If called cut be able tc dc sc.That is , the mefct that any sentry can be expected tc dc is tc warn the guard c f any appreoafiing danger, but personally I dc net anticipate any trouble whatever. As intimated abeve

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I am quite prepared tc take every precaution, and I dc net think that ycu w ill have any cause tc complain frem new on. Premising ycu every support and assistance in the connection referred tc , I remain.

Faithfully yours,L ieut.-C cl. .

0. C. 118th 0. 8. Battalion.

WMOL/GAM.

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Berlin, Janu ry 18th 6 .

Mr. F. S. Hoggins,Williams, Greene and Rome, Ltd.,

Berlin, Ont.Dear S ir :-

Ccrrbbcrating to-day’ s telephone conversation, I beg tc advise that I have communicated with the Assistant Adjutant General, First Division, regardint the completion o f the lease for the premises occupied by the 118th Batt­a lion . I have set the matter squarely before him and have urged the early completion o f the lease in order that a ll parties concerned may fe e l perfectly at ease in this re­gard. In my le tte r , I also made onticn of the fact that you had been in receipt o f a check from the department for $65 tc cover the rent for the month o f December for that part of the building previously occupied by the 108th Reg­iment. As you knew, there is bound tc be more or less red tape and delay in comp eting a transaction of this kind, but I hope tc be in position very scon tc report fchat the trans­action haB been defin ite ly close tc the entire satisfaction of a ll parties concerned, when, o f course, you w ill receive a check for a l l back rent. Hoping that you w ill appreciate that

Mr. F. S. Hcdgins, -2 -

I am doing my best tc safeguard your interests, I remain.

Ycurs very truly,L ieut.-C el.

0. C. 118th O.S.Battalion.

WMOL/GAM.

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Monday,January 17th, 1916.

Lieut-Col. Lochead, City.Dear S ir :-

We have been expecting to hear from you before now with regard to leases which were forwarded through London.

Mr. Kirby advises me that he has received his cheque from the government fo r $65.00 fo r the month of December fo r the portion formerly rented by them.

In order that there should be no mixup we fe e l that this matter should be settled very soon, especia lly as you have now had possession of the building for over a month and a half.

Yours truly,

THE WILLIAMS, GKEEHE & ROME CO. Limited,

Per:

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Berlin, January 18th 6

L ieut,-C el. ? , M, 0, Lcchead,

O fficer Commanding 118th 0 .3 . Batt *n. The A, A, C .# l 3t Division,

Lend cn, Ont uri c ,

RE LEASE FF Hr AD-

I have the honour tc advise that the Holding Company who control the building in Berlin in which the 118th Battalion is quartered have made enquiries to-day as tc what progress has been made in secur­ing the completion of the lease of the premises. As ycu w ill remember,the tr ip lica te copy of the proposed lease was placed in your possession along with a cov­ering le tte r set ing forth a ll the details njfld g iv ­ing reasons for having the whole quarters covered by the one lease as between the department and the Holding Company, Along with my previous correspond­ence I forwarded a guarantee executed by myself and

two ether thoroughly responsible individual, that the loca l Recruiting League's share of the respons­ib i l i t y would be carried out.

matter up with Ottawa and, i f sc, I shall he glad tc learn as tc whether anything has been hoard from them. We have now had possession of the building for nearly seven weeks and it is but natural -for the Holding Company tc desire copy o f the executed lease to be f ile d with them. The secretary of the Holding Company

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I presume that ycu have already taken th is

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Lieut.-C ol. 7, M. 0. Lcchead,

0, C. 110th O.S.DattaL icn .

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a lsc advises that they have received a cheque from the

Government for (-65 to cover the rent for the month c f

December for that part c f the building used and occupied by the 3.08th Pegiinent, and, which same as you knew, ha3

now been taken over by the 118th Battalion, A reply at ycur early convenience w ill accordingly ob lige.

I have the honour to be.Sir,

Ycur Obedient 'Servant,Lieut.-C el.

0 , C. 118th 0. 3. Battalion.

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H .Q . 1772-39-191.

In any further correspondence on this subject please (Ko. .................... -quote. Number find bate o f this Com­munication.

London, Out 2Qth J . i 9 i 6

London,Out t

e g o 0_ G lld th Overseas Battalion,_______________ B erlin,Oiit

With reference t® yaur le tte r of loth instant, the matter o f a now lease is in the baud a ox’ the Department, Ottawa,frou whom a reply has not yet been

received*The old lease s t i l l bain** in exist once,and the

Co up any rendering an account for the r«ntal,sai^e v?aa

ijaesed in due course*Up on hearing frou Ottawa,you w ill be advised

prompt ly •

la jo r

A I) of 0 & T let Divi* ion

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Berlin, January 21st 6,

Mr. IT, 3. Hcdgine,Williams, Greene and Heme, Ltd.,

Berlin, Ont.RE LEASE I V H ;AB ,U.\].T^HB.]3;^LIN.

Dear S ir :-As pe r* ray preraise tc ycu i ccrai unioated with Lon­

don re the completion of the lea e for the quartern in Berlin and have just had a reply from them tc the effeot that they immediately forwarded a ll papers tc the Department at Ottawa, and that a reply has net as yet been received. I have reason tc believe that the ra tifica tion of the whole preposition is hut a formality on the part o f the Department and that in con­sequence X shall in duo time receive a satisfactory reply frem London. The delay in this connection is indeed a matter of regret, hut you w ill understand that I am in nc way account­able fer th is . I f . however, ycu would like tc receive a check from the Recruiting League fer their part c f the rental, I shall see that same is forwarded at cnce, tc cever December and January, amounting tc $450, thus leaving the rum o f $35 fer eacn month tc be made up by the Department. It is , c f

Bor1in, January 21at G.

Mr* F. S. Hcdgins, (ccn t'd 2)

course, understood that ycu w ill eventually he paid this amount, i f net .by the Department then by the loca l Recruit­ing League,

Regarding tlie proper heating of the o f f ic e r s ' quarters, ain glad to knew that ycu are prepared to afford us sa tisfaction in this connection. As previously intim­ated we stand prepared to indemnify ycu for any and a ll extra expense in th is connection that you conclude we are entitled tc :ieet* That is , I want the quarters made com­fortable no matter whe is tc meet the expense, and y ur good treatment of us in ether connections Icnccks cut any disposition that I might have to have any argument regard­ing any expense in connection with the improvement of th is heating system.

Trusting that ycu w ill accordingly consider this assurance as entirely satiefactcr y, I remain,

Faithfully yours,L ieut,-C el.

0, C. 118th 0 , S. Battalion.

WMOIi/GAM,

H H 54-21-48-13 1-D-S7-2-132.

Ottawa,Ont January 21st,1916.

(copy)

Prom- The Quartermaster-GenaralCanadian M ilitia .

To- The O fficer Commanding1st Divisional Area,

London.Ont *

S ir,With further reference to yours of January 5th,the le tte r

forwarded therewith has been submitted to the Judge Advocate General,who reports that he cannot advise the Honorable the Minister to sign the same as the Minister has no authority to accept undertakings such as that mentioned in Lt-Col Lochead»s le tte r unless authorized by the Governor in Council,nor has he authority to bargain with Messrs Lochead Cleghorn & McBride. Besides there are certain clauses in the le tte r which he w ill not be ju s tifie d in agreeing to;such as making good to the Lessors any damage resulting to them from injury to the heating or sprinkling systems,and the Covenant to maintain a system of guards and sentries on the premises.

I have the honour to be,Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

(sd) D A Macdonald,Major General,Quart e rmast e r-Genaral

M . F , B . 2 3 9 .s/ic

In ana Jurihrr eorraptnulenre on this suttffrt jilrnsr aunle Aumhrr and Half 0/ this Com- munUnlinn>-

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London, Ont ,

From A D of 3 & T 1st D ivision,Londont0nt ,

0 C 118th Overseas Battalion,Berlin,Ont,

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H .Q . 1772-39-194.

....1-D-47-2-1J2

29th January, 1 9 1 6

Re lease Temporary Armoury _______ Berlin.Qnt ._________

With reference to marginally noted subject,I

I beg to enclose copy o f le tte r from Q M G dated 21st instant •

A D o f S & T 1st Divisiob*

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0, C, lin th C. S. BattaL ion.

Berlin, February 8th 6,

The A, D, c f L?, &* T., le t Division London, Ont.

Re Lease Temporary Armouries at Berlin. Ontario,

t

SirReferring to your File Nc. IB .87-2-132 in regard

to the marginally noted subject, under date c f 29tb u l t . , , beg to suggest that the department have a lease drawn up which w ill be entirely agreeable tc them, fince they cannot bargain with Messrs, hoc head, Cloghcrn and MoBrine regarding the meeting c f the Recruiting League’ s share c f the rental I beg tc state that the Oity Council w ill give them a ll necessary guarantees in this regard that they may require. The City Council w ill also guarantee tc make good any d araage resulting tc the lessors frem injury tc the heating cr sprinkling systems and we can alsc sa tisfy the guarantors in respect c f the maintainence c f a system c f guards and sentries on the premises. I f , therefore, the department w ill draw up the lease and w ill alsc send along the form c f guarantee they wish the City Council tc execute I w ill guarantee that the same w ill be promptly lecked a fter . The lessors naturally wish th is matter closed up, particularly since they now have nc guar­

antees whatever in respect cf the cccupaticn cf the build­ing. These people have used ns with every ccnsjd eratl cn and I think it is properly due them tc have this matter cleaned

up as Been as p o ss ib le . You w ill understand the reason for

Lieut.-C el. W. M. 0. Lcohead,

0. C. HBth 0. S. Battalion.The A. D. of 3. & T .# 1st Division,

London, Ont. -«j-

ray request that the department prepare the lease; namely to obviate cur preparation c.f a second In a3e that may not prove acceptable to them. That is , we are prepared to dc almost anything to have th is matter cleaned up at the earliest possible dahe. At the same tine, at the request o f the lessors, w ill you kindly return the copies o f the draft lease which I forwarded to you.

I have the honour tc be,Sir,

Ycur Obedient Servant,L ieut,-C cl.

0. C. 118th O.S.Battalion.

WMOL/ OAM

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Berlin, March 2nd 3916.

Lieut. -Cc] . W. M. 0. Lcchead,

0, C • 118th 0. S. Battalion.

The A. D, of S. & T,,le t Division, London, Ont.

Be Lease Temporary Armouries at Berlin, ontT

S ir ,-

Referring to your communication o f januaiy 2 9th under f i l e No,1D87-2-132 and to ray reply c f Feb. 8/16 beg to state that since I d idn 't hear from you in regard to my suggestion that the department pre­pare a new lease, I inquired regarding same while in Ottawa last week. I was then requested to have a new lease drawn in tr ip lica te from which would he eliminated the objectionable features contained in

the original draft,Draft c f this new lease I enclose in tr ip lica te

with the witnessed signature c f the lessee attached,>

I have gone ever the same very carefully and conclude that the department can take no oh lection to same and that they w ill accordingly execute it and returnone copy to he placed in the possession c f the lessee .vA ll the other conditions c f the occupation c f these premises w ill he locked after d irect, or through the City Council. I knew that you w ill give this matter your immediate attention as .this item has heen le f t open far too long, I have the honour to he,

Sir,Your Obedient Servant ,

L ieut.-C el.WMOL/OAM °.C . 118th 0 ,8 ,Battalion.

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S .J .W lL L I A M S .P r e s l.

J. J. PoLLOCK.Vie. Pr.sl J ohn B.K ir b y , s«cy T r ...T S.HODGINS, M.n-Oir.efor

M A N U F A C T U R E R S O F

Lieut. Col. Lochead, 118th Battalion, CITY.Dear S ir :-

Ur. Rumpel has considered i t necessary to take out special insurance against injury to his plant by explosion, and I understand that similar insurance has been taken out by our other tenants, Mr. Macklin and Mr. Brandt of the Lloyd Mfg. Co.

While our agreements or leases have not been signed, you ’/rill remember that there is a clause in th is agreement to the e f fe c t that ar\y extra insurance premium which is required to be paid by our tenants or ourselves should be addea to the cost of the rental. I n t he meantime, we have not taken out apy bomb insurance, but we are considering doing so, and meanwhile we fe e l t hit there should be one armed mn patrolling each side of the building at night.

As you yourself pointed out, a man makes i . round of the factory, so that he is on the Court land Avenue ride once every fiv e minutes, but th is would be ample time for anybody desiring to do any damage to get in his 'work. A party could come up in an automobile and get away without being seen at a l l .

We have placed outselves entirely in your hands in th is natter and we apxoreciate your actions in the past, and know i t is your desire to satisfy us in everyway. We do no t want to be unduly nervous, but we do fe e l that the actions of the members of the 118th Battalion have created a great deal of resentment in the c ity and i t is log ica l to assume that i f anyone wished to injure the men, that their quarters might be attacked by f ir e , bomb or sonething of that kind.

V/ill you kindly give this natter your attention, andob lige ,

Yours truly, _

FSH.EES per

\ uoin Lariai.cn, ( ORDERLY ROOM

L.r

5t F£B 25 1916

A.4-431

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Berlin, February £4th 6.

Mr. F, S. Hcdgins,illiam s, Oreene ft Heme Cc. Ltd.,

Berlin, Ontario.Lear S ir :-

While in Ottawa yesterday I made it a point to interview the Contract Department and, while I found that they had net taken any action since the receipt of ray communication I yet stirred them up and found*cut as to the manner in which they desire to have the lease con­summated.

'V’cu w ill remember that I suggested in my commun­ication that they draw the 3b ase, but they assured me that the leaser must always draw the lease and requested that I suggest to you that you have another lease drawn, in accordance with a go minimi cation which **»«/ have forwarded me. They also placed in 57 p^ «*«oicn copies o f their regular lease form.

As I just as anxious as you to h closed up X -*nall make it a point to deliver th is oerscnaliy sc as to bo in a position to make fu ll explanations and shall bring with me a ll the papers.

I requested the return of the tr ip lica te copy of the suggested lease, which you forwarded through me,hut I only received one ccpy o f th is , ^he remaining two cc p ics, however, w ill come to hand from London in the usual way.

I shall, therefore, make i t a point to see you to-morrow in this regard.

Yours very truly,Li eut. —nc1»

O.C.118th 0. S. Battalion.

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1—D- S7- 2- 132.

Ottawa,Ont, 25th February,1916.

To- The 0 0 1st D ivision, London.Qnt f

Lease of Temper ary Armoury 118th Battalion. C E F.

S ir,

With reference to yours of the 10th inst,and previous correspondence, on the subject marginally noted,I have the honour by d irection ,to return herewith,the lease in duplicate submitted in th is connection. The tr ip lica te copy was handed to Lt-Col Lechead by the writer,on the 23rd in st• It w ill be necessary to submit a new Lease taking into consideration the objections contained in Headquarter* a istki le tte r of the 21st in s t ,when the accommodation w ill be again considered for rental*

I have the honour to be &c*(sd) D A Macdonald,Maj-General

Quart e rmast e r-General•

10C M. F .B . 23*J.MCm.—1*4*.

II. Q. 1772-39-ltM.

/n nnj,' further eurreu/Hnulenre tm this subject please quote A uuiber and hair o f this Cum- mu /lieatiun.

,^0. l - ^ o 7-2-132 •

London,Ont, 2nd March, j g j 6

p ro m A D of 3 & T 1st D ivision,

London,0n t,

< ^ 0 0 C 113th 0 S Battalion,Berlin,Ont,

Lease of Temporary Armoury 118th Battall«n C E E .

With reference to previous correspondence,! beg to enclose herewith copy o f le tte r received from Headquarters,together with documents referred to therein.

A D of S & T 1st D ivision.

r r-g-|.... fy. tr - a' - ^ «• ■*>. 'V-Ofc**

Berlin, March 2nd 1916,

The Mayer and City Council,Berlin, Ontario.

Bear S irB :-Rith thio I enolc8e copy in tr ip lica te which, cn behalf

c f the Recruiting League, I respectfu lly request ycu to oxocuto. In the f ir s t instance I endeavored tc have a lease prepared and executed by the department that wculd cover every condition c f the occupation c f the temporary armouries cn Queen St. South, but the department advise that they cannot anecute such an under­taking.

On th is account,and since the Recruiting League is net a legal entity we request that ycu become nominally responsible for r arrying cut c f the conditions which the departmentwculd iertako. The enclosed indenture covers those conditions and ycu may depend that your honorable body may execute samewithout any fear c f boing called upon tc put up any money bo- yend the amount already voted tc the Rocruiting Lcaguo. That is , we only ask that ycu, cn behalf c f the Recruiting League, execute this paper in order tc enable us tc close up th is lease which same rts already remained open too long. After execution c f the paper w ill ycu kindly retain one copy and return the cth^r two tc mo, cno for the Rocruiting Loaguo and tho other for the lessee. I f there is any further information that you desire in thio regard I myself or any ether membor c f the Re­cruit ing League w ill he glad tc furnish same. Peeling that ycu w ill accordingly be glad tc thus help us cut in this regard,I remain.

Yours very trulyLieut.-C el.

0. C. 118th 0. 2. Battalion.

WMOL/GAM. 2NC.

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Borlin, March 6th 1916.

Li out. -0 c l . W. M. 0* Lcchead,

0. C. 113th 0. S. Battalion.

The A. D. of S. & I . , 1st Division,Lend cn # Ont•

Lea-so c f Tompcrary ArmouriesT T s t w fe re TiohTTnTrrr

S ir„-Thie is tc ackncwlecl&e receipt cf ycur

communication c f the 2nd in s t ., under f i l e ID,87-2-432, regarding the matter marginally 4 * -

\ * MjMreferred t c f together vd.th copy c f ocmmunicati cn/ • ̂ f ,from the Quartemaster-general and the lease in

duplicate therein referred tc .I presume that ycu are doing your best tc

have the new lease token care c f as Been a3

possible,I have the honour tc he.

S ir.Ycur Obedient Servant,

L ieut,-0 c l ,

0. C. 118th » S. Battalion,

W1I0L/G4H

Mr. F. R. Hcdgins,c -c Williams, Gresne & Rome, Ltd.,

Berlin, Ont.Dear R ir :-

This is t c acknowledge receipt of the draft c f new lease as well as c f the undertaking tc he executed hy the city council. These papers have been placed in the possession cf the proper authorities in each ca3e and I, therefore, conclude that I w ill very shortly he in a position tc report tc you that th is matter has been fin a lly wound up and tc place in your possession one executed copy c f each c f the papers,

I have just received from London the orig inal and duplicate copies of the f ir s t draft of the lease and I accord­ingly enclose them herewith. Sincerely hoping that this matter may he fin a lly ocnsuramated in the immediate future, I remain,

Faithfully yours.Li e tit •-G e l .

0. C, 118th 0. R. Battalion.

WMOL/GAM.

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The Will ia m s , Gr e e n e & R o m e G o .Limited

S. J . W illi a m s . Prest.

J.J.PoLLOCK.V,c«Pr«st.

J ohn B .K ir b y , s.cy-Tr...T S.HOOGINS, Min Oirtclor

M A N U F A C T U R E R S O F

S h i r t s , C o l l a r s & C u f f s .

C a b l e A d d p e s s 'R O ME W e s te r n Union C o d e . ^arch 13, 1916*

Colonel W. M. 0. Lochead, 118th Battalion,BERLIN.Bear S ir :-

We would lik e to ca ll your attention to the necessity of having someone trained to act promptly should a sprinkler head blow out. I f prompt action is not taken, much damage to the property of our tenants may occur.

You have in one of your companies, an H. Wilks who understands the system fa ir ly w ell, and i f you w ill deta il someone to receive the instructions, we would be pleased to furnish same.

Thanking you for attention in the matter, we are,

Yours truly,

THE WILLIAMS, GREENE & ROME CO., Limited,

per

JWH. EES

M. F. B. 239.u / u UXjM.-lt-U.

l i .Q . 1772-39-19J.

In nnj/ further corretfurndnice on this subject j/iease auote N um ber and bate, aj this Com­munication.

W o ....i-Dr-37- 2- 132 .

London,Qnt, 28th March, j g j 6

F r o m . . A D oi 3 & T 1st D ivision,

.......... _...........London, Qnt,

V o . . 0 c 118th 0 S Battalion,... Berlin,Qnt,

Lease of Temporary Armoury,118th 0 3 Battalion. Berlin^ Qnt, 1st Pivn*

Herewith please find copy o f lease of Temporary Armoury duly signed on behalf o f the Department.

Please acknowledge receipt*

Major,

A D o f 8 & T 1st Division*

? 118th CattaUon,C.E.F.^ ♦ ORDERS ROOH *

i M A R 31 W fi ♦' A. 4-667. f>! . _ - _ — i

Berlin, Ont. March 50th 6.

The O fficer Commanding,118th 0. S. Battalion.

The A. A. G,, 1st Division, London, Ont.

Lease of Temporary Armoury 118th 0. *3. Battalion.

Sir, -I have the honour to acknowledge receipt

from the A, D. of 3. & T., 1st Division, of le tte r under f i l e 1 D. 07-2-52 enclosing lessor 's copy o f lease of temporary armoury, duly signed on behalf o f the department. You may he sure thst I wpb very glad to receive this as it has taken a long time to get this matter cleaned up.

I have the honour to he,Sir,

Your Obedient Servant,_Lieut.-C ol.

0. C, 118th 0, S. Battalion.

WMOL/GAM

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Berlin,

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H8th CiJtai;cFi, C . r r ?OSOfRl.Y ROOM

MAR 81 Ifllfi A. 4 -6 6 6 .

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Jnt. March 30th 1916.

Mr. F. 3. Hodgins,Williams, Greene h Rone Co. Ltd.,

Berlin, Ont.Re Lease of Temporary Armoury 116th Overseas Battalion.

Dear S ir :-Herewith please find your copy of lease of tho

temporary armoury in Berlin, duly signed on behalf of the department. This certainly has been a lonp time in arriving hut I know that you fu lly understand the circumstances o f the delay.

^ending the receipt o f th is paper I personally did not push for the completion o'f the other paper by the City Council but I w ill now do so and w ill place it in your hands at my very earliest opportunity. Again regretting the great delay in con­nection with this business, I remain,

Faithfully yours,Lieut.-Col.

wmol/ gam.

0. C. 118th 0. S. Battalion,

JSHC.

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j 118th Battalion, C E .i. ORDERLY RCOf.1 J

Berlin. Ont. A w il 7th 1916.

Mr. F. S. Hodgins,Williams, Greene & Romo, Ltd.,

Berlin, Ont.F:e Water Rates Temporary Armouries, Berlin.

Bear S ir:Responding to your request of the 5th in s t ., I enclose

with th is , check for $155.48 to cover water rates to April 1st

as per attached account. Kindly receipt the lattor and return it to me. For f il in g purposes I would also like to have dup­lica te copies of the accounts that were received hy you from the Water Commission herewith returned. Can you obtain same for me?

Yours very trulyL ieut.-C ol.

0. C. 110th 0. 8. Battalion.

mOL/OAMEnel.

Berlin, Gilt. April 10tL 6

Mr. M. Schiedel,Treasurer C itizen ’ s Recruiting League,

Berlin, Ont.

Bear Martin:-

Herewith re ce ip t from the W. 0. ft R. Company

Cor the cheek of $155,48 which you forwarded me to cover

water ra tes . Mr. Hodgins is securing from the Water Commission cop ies o f the o r ig in a l h i l l s and as Boon as they come to hand

I shall he glad to place them in your p ossession .

Yonrs very truly,L ieut.-C ol.

0. C. 118th 0. S. Battalion,

TmOL/QAM,

KNC*

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The Willia m s ,Gr e e n e & R o m e G o .limitbd.S. J . W illi a m s , Presi J.J.PoLLOCK.Vic.Pr.st J ohn B .K ir b y , s.ey-Tr..sF.S.HODGINS, M.n-0,r«clor

M A N U F A C T U R E R S O F

Shir t s , C o l l a r s & C u f f s .

C ab le . A d d r e s s ROME W e s t e r ; Union C o d e . <2

Col. Lee head,118th Eattalion,CITY.Lear S ir: -

We wish to t hank you for the prompt attention you have given cur request of the 24th, and we appreciate your promptness and courtesy.

Yours truly,

THE' WILLI AITS, GREE1IE & ROME CO., Limited.

perJWH.EES.

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Berlin Ont. May 19 th 6 .

The O fficer Commanding,

118th 0. S. Battalion, C.iS.P.

The C. R. C. E ., M. D. Wo. 1,London, Ont.

Housing Troops at Berlin.

Sir, -

With refere ce to your favor of the 9th in s t ., Wo. I D , 87-2-132, re the matter marginally noted, hag to state that I immediately conferred with the holding company who control the buildings in which the soldiers are quartered hut found that the principle man was unable to see me on account

of i l l health. This accounts for the delay in handling this matter, I now, however, enclose with

th is a le tter just received from Mr. Hodgins which w ill afford you fu ll information. On reference to same you w ill note that the company is not disposed to rent these premises on the same terms as thejr re­quire considerable higher rental and an extra charge for each month that heat may ho required. However, the le tter w ill &peak for i t s e l f .

T have the honour to he.Sir,

Your Obedient Servant,Lt .-C ol.

/?0. C, 118th 0. S. Battalion

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It is agreed between the sender of the message on the face of this form and this Company, that said Company shall not be liable for damages arising from failure to transmit or deliver, or for any error in the transmission or delivery of any unrepeated telegram, whether happening from negligence of its servants < r otherwise, or for delays from interruptions in the working of its lines, for errors in cypher or obscure messages, or f.ir errors from illegible writing, beyond the amount received for sending the same.

To guard against errors, the Company will repeat back any telegram for an extra payment of one- half the regular rate, and in that case it shall not be liable for damages beyond fifty times the amount received for sending and repeating.

Correctness in the transmission of messages can be insured by contract in writing, stating agreed amount of risk, and payment of premium thereon at the following rates, in addition to the usual charge for repeated messages, viz.: one per cent, for any distance not exceeding 1,000 miles, and two per cent, for any greater distance.

This Company shall not be liable for the act or omission of any other Company, but will endeavor to forward the telegram by any other Telegraph Company necessary to reaching its destination, but only as the agent of the sender and without liability therefor. The Company shall not be responsible for messages until the same are presented and accepted at one of its transmitting offices; if a message is sent to such office by one of the Company’s messengers, he acts for that purpose as the sender’s agent; if by telephone, the person receiving the message acts therein as agent of the sender, being authorized to assent to these conditions for the sender. This Company shall not be liable in any case for damages, unless the same be claimed, in writing, within sixty days after receipt of the telegram for transmission.

No employee of the Company shall vary the foregoing.

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