EXPENDITURE.
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The expenditure of the Year 1884 has been estimated at $1,193,491, the principal details of which are here given, together with those of 1883, for the sake of comparison.
1883. 1884.
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Salaries, Allowances, and Contingencies, ... $545,758 $574,548
Services exclusive of Establishments, 171,482 258,701
Pensions, 32,000 26,000
Charitable Allowances, 4,000 4,000
Transport, 4,500 4,500
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Works and Buildings, 113,250 117,500
Lighthouses, 1,000
Roads, Streets, and Bridges, ... 53,000 41,500
Miscellaneous * 52,175 53,997
Military Expenditure, ......... 109,067 112,745
1,086,232 1,193,491
One of the principal increases, it will be observed is, under the head Salaries, Allowances, and Contingencies, amounting to no less than $28,790
New appointments which have been sanctioned by the Secretary of State account for an increase in Salaries of $18,075
Amongst these are included the Staff of the New Observatory, $4,896
In the Surveyor General's Department, an additional Clerk of Works, and a Land Surveyor engaged for 3 years only $4,154
The Chief Sanitary Inspector and additions to his Staff, 3,840
An Assistant to the Government Marine Surveyor, 2,400
An Aide-de-Camp to His Excellency the Governor, 1,000
A Head Gardener for the Botanical Gardens, 800
Other new appointments which have been considered indispensable by the Governor and Executive Council shew an increase in salaries of $6,684. But, against these different increases, must be set off reductions which have been already effected, or which it is proposed to make, causing a saving of $13,398.
Increments earned, as well as increases to salaries and personal allowances which have already been sanctioned shew an increase of $6,322, whilst those which are recommended amount to $3,444. Deducting from these the increments and personal allowances which have lapsed ($3,196) leaves a nett increase under this head of $6,570.
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Another increase, which is however only apparent, arises from the salaries and allowances of certain overseers of works being included in the Surveyor General's Staff.
* NOTE.-A sum of $16,375 has been transferred from Audit to Miscellaneous,