The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-10 00:00:00

T. C. CLARKE, PRoramax.

Tom' LIVERPOOL LAND AND HOC'S'E OWNERS'
ASSOCIATION.
THE following MEMORIAL on the " Subject of
Salaries," was read at the last meeting of the Town

To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Countillors, of the
Borough of Liverpool.
The Memorial of the Land and House Owners' Association
of Liverpool
Sanwrra,—That the Land and House Owners' A, sociation
is formed for the promotion of the interests of the owners of
warehouses, mainifacturing, house, land, and other property
—for the protection of such prop, rty from unnecessary inter-
ference ,b79.,Parlisinent, 0! by public or private bodies--and
also to afford assistance in remedying and preventing evils, by
petitions, memorials, deputations, and Otherwise.
That the Association is not formed for any political purpose
whatever.
That the members of this Association are burgesses of the
borough, and consequently are immediately concerned in the
good government of the same.
That your memorialists have viewed with deep anxiety and
regret that there has been for some years past a growing desire
and endeavour, and which has been unhappily too successful,
amongst all the servants of the Corporation to obtaininoreased
salaries, and this notwithstanding that the revenues of the
Corporation have been grievously decreased by the loss of the
Town Dues, and there has been also concurrently an increase
of taxation by reason of several Acts of Parliament obtained by
the Council.

Your memorialists desire to bring under the direct notice of
the Council, and fdr their serious consideration, the bets of this
great increase, 'not only in the number of officers employed by
the Corporation, but in the amount of the salaries paid to them
since their several appointments. - -
That your memorialists feel that the princ-iple.of increasing
salaries is a vicious one ; that it should at once sad for ever be
put an end to; and that the principle which governs every
department of the State—political, Post-office, Customs, and
Excise—should bo adopted by the Council. viz.: That the
maximum salaries attached to the different offices in each depart-
ment should be fixed and,unehangeable, ths t, when an appeint-
ment is obtained; the possessor of it will know that, under no
circumstances whatever, will the salary attached to that
particular orrice be increased, and that the ex iieetation of
additional income tan only be realised by de•erved.promotion
when either death or removal crentes a vacancy above him.
That when -increased labours' or duties/tie thrown upon any
departnient; it should riot be made a rea•on for increasing
salaries, but•rather for increasing the number of officers in
such department.

Tho authority ior such a principle is to be found in the
evidence taken some years ago before the House of Commons,
on official salaries. The late Sir Robert Peel, speaking of the
Its:vs:Nt-e: Department, says: "Men rise as they rise in the
army, after a certain lcngth of service; according to estabiished
regivation ;" and Lord Palmerston said, speaking of the
DirLomAtir Service, "No addition whatever is ever made to
salaries for length ..f service."
That your memorialists respectfillysubmittbat sitchn regu-
lation should be made a standing order of the Council ; and that
if any officer hereafter strnild wish to set aside that 'standing
order, and seek an increase or salary, he should at the same
time be requested to send in his resignation of such office in
case the increase were not granted.
That your memorialists perceive that there areat the present
moment several applications for increase of. salaries, whilst the
Council have now a bill before Parliament to increase the
Water-rates, and a Motion of 'an intended application to,
Parliament for powers to borrowl;36o,CGO for improvements.
That your rnemorialiSts, being ratepayers, are vitally .con-
cerned in this queStion, as all these payments come erentu ally
out of their pockets; and they enti eat the Council not to
sanction any fuither increase of salaries, and tbey would
respectfully suggest the propriety of Cie Council appointing a
special committee to consider. the subjrct of this memorial.
And your memorialists, &C.