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London, England, 1833-09-18 00:00:00

P ARL lAMENTARY PAPER.

ARMY AND NAVY APP OINTMENT S.
Report of the Select Comniittee appointed to inquire into
the establishment of the :Garrisons ; into every branch of
pay and emolument of all General and Staff Officers in
the Army, both at home,and abroad ; and into the emo-
luments of Naval Office'rs holding the appointments of
Vice and Rear Admirals: of the United Kingdom, and
of Generals and Colonels of Marines ; and to report
their opinion whether any or what reduction or altera-
tion can be made in them, without detriment to the
efficiency of the public Service, or to the just reward of
professional merit, &c.

The Committee, in the discharge of the duties prescribed
to them, have divided the "subjects of their inquiry under
the following heads :

I. The Garrison Establishments at Home and Abroad.
11. The Pay and Allowances of General Officers holding
the situations of Colonels a Regiments.
111. The Pay and Emqluments of other General and
Staff Officers.

IV. The appo'utments'bf the Vice-Admiral and Rear-
Admiral of England, and of the Generals and Colonels
Marines.

I.

Of the precise origin of the home garrisons the Com-
mittee have no accurate account; but the first record of
the regular establishment of those in England is dated in
1683-4, and of those in Scotland in 1708, immediately
after the Union, at which periods, and for some time after,
the several officers borne
_upon the establishment appear to
have been resident in their respective garrisons, and to
have had the command of certain unregimented corn pa-
nics, chiefly of invalids employed " to do duty there."
How soon the governorships, or any other of these garri-
son appointments, becarne nonefficient, or at what time
permanent nonresidence vas permitted, is not known, but
it seem., clear that they have long been held o❑ their pre-
sent footing, that their emoluments have been in general
rather diminished than increased since their original for-
mation, and that their whole number is smaller than it
was in 1792.

Of the Irish garrisons, there is no detailed record pre-
vious to the Union with'lreland, from which period they
have continued with little or no change, except the reduc-
tion or abolition from time to time of some of the non-
effective appointments connected with them.
Of the governments of foreign garrisons, there are only
four where permanent nonresidence is permitted, St.
John's and Placentia in Newfoundland, and Quebec and
Annapolis in Nova Scotia ; but the last of these is always
held by the Governor of Nova Scotia, and the emolu-
ments form a regular Part of the salary of that officer.

After fully considering the question of the noneffective
garrison appointments, with the opinions expressed i❑
favour of their continuance by some of the most distin-
guished military authorities, and particularly by the Duke
of Wellington, who, in a memorandum upon the military
governments, which is appended to this report, brings
briefly but powerfully into view the whole constitution of
the British army and the circumstances of its officers, the
Committee are still of opinion that upon the principle
repeatedly laid down by Parliament, that all sinecure offices
ought to be abolished, no garrison appointments should in
future be made where no efficient military duty is per-
formed ; but as the officers now holding such appoint-
ments appear for the most part justly ottitled to the
rewards of their profession by their long military services,
or their distinguished merits during a period of unparalleled
exertion on the pan of the army, and of unexampled glory
acquired to the country by the achievements of that army,
the Committee do not recommend the withdrawal of the
salaries to the preiudice of the existing interests of any of
those officers.

It has already bees stated that the number of garrison
appointments was greater in 1792 than at present, and
that the pay and emoluments attached to them have been
rather diminished than augmented since 1718. The
committee, therefore, taking into consideration the great
increase of the army since that time, and the claitns of so
many of its members on the gratitude of the country,
cannot propo,e the abolition of these appointments, which
for more than a. century have been at the disposal of the
Crown, without suggesting some other plan of military
rewards in their stead. With this view they recommend
that the King should be empowered to grant " rewards
for distinguished services in the army," in a manner similar
to that recognized by Parliament in the vote for " good
services" in the Ordnance estimate•, subject to the fel:ow-
ing conditions ;
Ist. That the grant to be made to his Majesty for this
purpose shall not exceed 15,0001. a year, and that all
rents or feu duties, or any other revenues at present attach.
ed to any of the garrisons, shall be added to the above
15,0001., making altogether a sum of about 18,0001. a
year, and being a reduuction of about 12,0001. a year on
the present amount of the home garrison appointments.
2d. Tbat as these become vacant, the King shall name
a❑ officer or officers to a reward or rewards for distin-
guished services, not exceeding the amount of three-fifths
of the emoluments of the vacant appointment, until the
whole of such' grants and pensions shall have been brought
within the amount of 18,0001. a year.

3d. That the name and services of every officer ap-
pointed to receive these rewards shall be inserted i❑ the
first army estimate after his appointment, and that the
distribution of them shall, during peace, be confined to
officers on unattached or ball pay, with the exception of
those whose pre-eminently distinguished services may,
with propriety, exempt them from all rules.
From a return laid before the committee it appears that
several garrison appointments are held by persons altoge-
ther unconnected with either the military or naval service,
and, in some instances, enjoying lucrative emoluments
from civil employments. The committee consider this a
violation of the object for which such appointments were
established, and a misapplication of the public money, and
and they therefore recommend that wherever garrison
appointments are held by such persons, whether resident
or not, the sums voted for their salaries should be omitted
in all future estimates, unless any special grounds can be
stated for their continuance on the score of the duties
performed, or of the particular circumstances of the in-
dividual*holding them.
The emoluments from "Tithes of Corn" in Guernsey,
and those from " the King's Revenue" in Jersey, now
approksated to the non-resident governors of those islands,
ought, in the opinion of the committee, on future vacan-
cies to be applied to pay the salaries of the general officers
resident and commandfng there, and to defray the whole
cost of their garrison establishments; and they beg to
recommend to his Majesty's Government that his Majesty
may be advised to use his gracious pleasure for carryiug
such an arrangement into effect.

They likewise feel bound to notice, as a fit object for
similar regulation hereafter, the very large income now

ISt LIFE GUARDS.
Pay of Colonel
Allowance in lieu of emoluin

Saving

2d LIFE GUARDS and HORSE
GUARDS as Ist Life Guards
Ist DRAGOON GUARDS.
Pay of Colonel
Non-effective allowances
Pay of warrant men
Clothing allowance, effectives
Ditto, non.effeclives .... ... •

Assumed cost of clothing

Saving

, DRAGOON GUARDS.
Pay of Colonel
Nen-effective allowances
Pay of warrant men
Clothing allowance, effectives
Ditto, non-effectives

Assumed cost of clothing

Saving

Seventeen other Regiments of
like number and charge
REG,. OF CAVALRY IN INDIA.
Pay of Colonel
Non-effective allowances
Pay of warrant It en

Clothing allowance, effectives
Ditto, non-effectives
Extra allowance for wear and
tear of accoutrements

Assumed cost of clothing

Saving
Three other regiments of like
number and charge
GRENADIER GUARDS.
Pay of Colonel
Pay of warrant men
Clothing allowance, effectives
Ditto, non-effectives
Ditto, drummers & hautboys

Assumed cost of clothing

Saving

COLDSTREAM GUARDS.
Pay of Colonel
Pay of warrant men
Clothing allowance, erfbctives
Ditto, non-eflectives
Ditto, drummers & hautboys

Assumed cost of clothing

Saving

FUSILEER GUARDS as the Cold-
stream
IST FOOT, 2 Battalions.
Pay of Colonel
Non-effective allowances
.•

Pay of warrant men
Clothing allowance, effective

Assumed cost of clothing

Saving

QD FOOT, 1 Battalion.
Pay of Colonel
Noneffective allowance
Pay of warrant men
Clothing allowance, effectives

Assumed cost of clothing

Saving

Eighty other Battalions of like
numbers and charge
A REGIMENT OF FOOT IN INDIA
Pay of Colonel
Non-effective allowance
Pay of warrant men
Clothing allowance, effectives

Assumed cost of clothing