83.
Preference to Mr Marsh's schedules will show what is the state of the case.
As regards the separate departments increased by an Aide de camp, the Colonial Secretary, Audit shows large decrease, the cost of Coals printing etc for the Public Offices having been rightly transferred to Miscellaneous.
Treasurer has the Opium Department subordinated to it.
Surveyor General increased in spite of the transfer of the Land Registry to the Supreme Court.
Some officers formerly on the Establishment who were paid out of the votes for the separate departments are now under Provisional or Temporary Establishment; however, I imagine they will not acquire pension rights.
The Sanitary department comes under the Surveyor General, who retains on his staff the Registrar General, however, till recently, the Inspectors of Markets & Market Scavengers.
Postmaster General. The contribution to loss on the mail service has been raised by $7000.
$7200 for two Steam Laundries has been added to the vote, rightly as a separate item.
The Government Marine Surveyor, now rightly subordinated to the Harbour Master, shows $8206 against a cost of $4806 in the last estimates.
Now, estimated cost of staff at the Observatory is $5796.
The Government Gardens. Head gardener offers an...