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the staff, obseried, that one Major-General I
been reduced in Guernsey, and two in the C.
ones ; considerable reductions bad also been rn
in the Medical Department. It was also lotto(
to make some further reductions in the color
eitablishments, but they could not now be sin
with sufficient accuracy.
-Colossal ..0414.111 awls bia sibaervad that tii
were still veiiiiiitlTOUr persioDeult Dist rict knish.
to the QuartermastersGeneril in England, sal .
fat cooeidesed to be entirely onalesa, except
hops the one at Lieerpool. who might be of use
superintending the passage of hoops to sad ft
Ireland. There were aho two Inspectors of
Clothing. whose offices he looked upon us siliece,
On the colonial staff be should only remark, t
in the Windward and Leeward 1-luuda cower'.
able reductions might be made in the Quor
muster-General's department. In severs' 1-14
there were very small garrisons, there could b.!
combined movements to superintend; the f
Brigade Majors, therefore, the two Assistant QL
teruoter-Generals, and the five Deputies, could
be necessary. In the island of Trinidad. there •
an Assistant and a Deputy Assistant Quarterro
ter-General, and the "hole gernsou consisted of I •
men.—(Hear.)—At St. Lucia there were sheet
same number of men, end the like establishai •
of Quartermaster-General.
Lord PA LMERSTON said, tinter.° of the Qe
termasters-General he the West Inches were or&
to be reduced. They were almost all Barret
Masters also, so that the expense of Barrack-in_ -
tem was saved.

Mr. Hums said he woo not to be quite so no
mollified. He thought a lamer reduction rlould
made in the staff: He would put it to the Co
millet whether fur the home staff they would c .
mine to pay the exact sum of 15.0006 which tt
paid last year ? Ae wished to ask whether theret sr
now eery necessity for four permanent District Qs .
ternmaters-General ? Butthey had braid.. fourQu
terinasters-Garieral at herd-quarters. In 179 i, th-, •

was only one Quartermaster-General, and cite
potty, mid now they were called on to keep ap rig
Then there were two Inspectors of Army Clothiu.
he should like to know why they could uot now 1,-
sort to the same system as prevailed in this respe-r
before the introduction of those uppointments. If
they kept four Adjutants-Genend and four Qesr-
terinasters-General at head-quarters, why coal t
not one of them do the duty of inspecting Or
clothing of the army, and the two impeders
reduced. There were also six Aides-de-Camp tot:.:
King. In 179 i he thought they were plaided kr
in the civil list, for they did not appear to the army
estimates. He also wished to know why the Cho:e-
lates-General should not be reduced. In 17ote
this establishment had begun, et the expense of a
guinea a day, or 3831 a year, for the Chaplain-Ge-
neral. lie had stow 8001. a year, as assistant, a, .1
three chaplains to the forces, molting an expense
1,776/. a year. He had never been able to lit 1
what the Chaplain-General did. It was mid th..t
lie examined the qualification, of the chaplains; lint
as the Bishops would take care tiot to ordain im-
proper persons, this labour was thrown away.
Colonies he saw a great field for reduction. lit Cantina
there were fear Quartermasters-Geoeral, two Aides-
de-Camp, and two Secretaries (a Secretary and
A ssistoni). Two of the Quartermasters, one Secre-
tory, and one Aide- le--Camp, might be reduced,.
In Jamaica, Gibraltar, and the Cope of Gaol
Hop., there weir the min. eatablailiments all in do—
phone, which admitted of the same rediretiou. He
coures»d it seemed of little use for him to go Hoy-
them details. The House had voted 133,00 u/. far
the Staff last year. and 118.000/. this. Witte lie
179.2 the whole business was done lot 24014
Was this to he borne ? fie proposed to redact the
vote by 12,800/. the amount of the items he hest
commented on.
Lend PALutarron said, that in 1783 thy* had
been six Aides-de-Camp to the King, as there were-
now, and that then ohm they were borne apron die
staff. The Hon. Member was led into an error by.
omitting the contingencies iii 1792. Tiieexpeme
of the Staff at home was in that year above 14.0004
when by the arcossms it should appear only 6,0001
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linectosita Army Clothing. As to the Aseittsat-
Quartermasters-General, they were stationed at die
poets from which troops were embarked, Liverpoac
Wiatol, Portsmouth, and Plymouth : these ins
woo also in 7.l'dinburKh. As to the redaction pro-
posed by the Hon. Gentleman, they were so nye
and inch/nine that he cunki not wonder that 41s
Noose did not concur with him. Surely it wet a
'fey onoatiafactory way of proceeding to soy tiro
there were so many officers in ouch a place, so.l
that therefore they should reduce half oh them;
'that three was .0 much meaty spent, and that
therefore he would reduce sn maul thorium*
poundo.—(flear.)
Colonel Tototcu said, there were the mme nom.
her of officers employed in the Qoarteramakr-Gtr
neral's department in 1793 as now, but they Wee
different tides.
Mr. Huss s observed, that though the /term a:
tl,e Staff in 1724 was increased, ny the addition a
coutiogencier, yet if the Extraormosnes, which to
the last year were 11,5181/. were added to the
st-
count, the comparison would not be more bosom
able to the present permit.
After an explanation between Lord PALMER-
'irroN and Mr. Hurt—
Mr. ELLItli observed, thut if, Rothe Noble Lord
had remarked, it was impossible to conclude *WMs
the expenses poiuted out • by his Hun. Frieed (11,
Hissair) should be reduced or tin, it aes to the mod
in which the totimines' were brought ;foretold the
this result was to be ant ditties. As to theColout
Establialimeina, the acclimate should be drawn .
to as to 'hew• fhb tietestiosor in which the iachvichni
holding oppoistsuents welly. stood, To Hike,
istatittice, the case ut the dierral toellianditig th
Pieces in Ntirtb. Awirrics. the Hottest was to rot
Apo 3,45b1. a year. but if they looked
Oilla in which lie stood, they would liissi•ittat
received beaWka 4.5001. .tern og Inoue, from
'Perliantent of thtt Colooy, and had tl.e profits
a regiment* so that he had altogether nut leas that
#.000., • year. He did not mean In Aire any opt
MPS im) the propriety of paying loam Gcareruor*Ge.
4111111•1 of Coma& half as pinch inure shun tist wooer
It Ilk salary • or oil of ha Majesty's Kit,
'Secritmieir of State, but be conteodet
• 114 1414/Wi 14eit called opeu to sot. fOr,ao,