The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-01 00:00:00

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ment, and rho what had been done by the G°bad
hel,,i;ged. Reduction, in fart, del,
and from day °cocoa
geing on from year to year,
a loeg periotl, end a gradual revision vin forby
in process. In 1835 a return was moved
Hon. and Gallant Relative the Member guardIA si,oo
(Lang hter)—and by that return the _0
see that while the offieial salaries in 15150700,00 j
to 3,700,000/., ie. 1835 they amounted only t° ",they
be
or 1,000 000/. less in twenty years. And ' eedy
increased in amount eince thee, it wits heeki:;:flePiti_;
tie nal labour had been thrown upon the pow' c for
reente, and because various dates were notyl3' jv ea
cO5
by the central government which had preelenlo
performed by the several local authorities of Oleo fel
derling to the Treaeury, Hon. Gentlemen Ifyiere Jor
ti at this department, and those offices wiificb;,ters,o",
posed to be the favourite patronage cf the no,n; iet tin
undergone great reduction. Excluding the '°o-:edttr
of clerks (supernumeraries and others), it aP,Pe 53Per,
whereas in 1821 the duties were diechargeo '449 thel
sons, with an aggregate salary of 42,901, in dtoeilei
were discharged by 29 persons, with an aggregsed el'of oily 24,6801, being a reduction of 18,°°o were 113';
wards in 30 years. Again, in 1821, there iO,OOO
separate hoards of customs for the three kinga cot!:
21 Commissioners in all, who received an ggreely
Cli
lacy of 29,5001. In 1849 there were, however, c.TOJaI
Con,miss!oners for the united empire, and their
amounted but to 10,9001. In a few months theeedocti°l
be another Commieekner reduced: this was el; see
of considerably more than half. Again, in 41e1:
hoards of inland revenue,
missioners, who were paid salaries equal tc'e
at present there were only eight, whasaer Vie
amounted to 11,200/., and one of that Ora
noeti°t:ai
also be shortly reduced. Altogether 75 5-'OOO
pointments had been reduced, with salaries awe Goa;
in 1821 there were 401.
60,280/. a year, since 1821, by each succeeliegtodar,
went since that period. Even in the last two rile"'
had been a reduction in the salaries of the
~,,1100
quivalent to 5,0001. a year—from 1847 to I!jo
not, therefore, quite fair of the Hon. Gentletasueo.ol
plicate the Government as unmindful of the/ oale#
~ ,hich they profersed, and which the House 11 oft
to carry out, or in that respect at all negleei',.de)Y:4l
duty. His (the Chancellor of the Excheclut-ca
Friend had stated the amount of reduction s',:sdat's
by the various consolidations of offices tbat:ooo, tl)j,
place. The number of persons reduced was `,.f 0A
the annual expense saved was over a quarter of
lion. At this moment the Paymaster of the he Era'
an old public servant, Sir A. Spearman, and tars
pbtol
tary of the Treasury, were engaged, as theY,ooo
for some time past, in revising salaries. The "psteool
they made recommended reductions to the a-car',4
65,000/. a year in the cost of the customs revh-gi Aw:"
their second, which was not et adopted, epd
would no doubt be carried into effect, reo°`7l,-berovir
further reduction of 7,000/. per annum' ", 00,•
when the Hon. Gentleman said that in collie."'
stances the customs establishment was ne,_t els°.
conformity with the reduction that had taaeP6'o4
the customs duties on various articles, it we° blislo
should know that certain portions of this esteedoitti
were obliged to be kept up for the accotenr coot'
the import and export of goods to and from th'3l,ol
He was sorry to trouble the House with its!,
done in various departments, but as the J°.°-:
uctiooo:
ps
man appeared to have lost sight of the red
had occurred, he would briefly enumerate st'eltee
In the Pay-office the offices of paymaster of to
c'
service and the exchequer-bill audit bad hen, oeTit
dated under one head, and the saving in al7f-affe:
alone was 16,000/. yearly. The Honouran",.s4
had ref reed to the expenses of collection, and t"-fie
of those employed, in relation to the revenue' 504",4
already stated that the diminution of revenue taeoge,'
of collection were not always in proportion, to Om
in particular cases, it was found necessary erect
up establishments for the protection of the crrettir
It did not, therefore, follow that a reduction e'ee- J 7;
enabled Government always to reduce the cliscaicatord
ketion. Government, however, had made oar 0000
reductions during the last two years, from t": 9
January, 1848, to the sth of January, 1852' Isvor
ee proved by a comparison with the last of toe -
vious years:— -
, 05,0
I'P
In the year 1847, the charge for collecting ao,"
was ... ..„ „ x 5 19 ",1
In 1849 it was ... 515 j 3
rhe charge for the excise was, in 1847 6 7 114. 0
In 1849 it was ... 513 "a:'
For the stamps, in 1847, it was 21al 01
In 1849 it was ... ... 2 0 g'k
For taxes, in 1847, it was 3 6 „v,
In 1849 it was ... •••
3 5 v tef
There was no very material variation in the eltsOcavr
feeling the stamps and taxes, but in the other - loris
of revenue the reduction had been considerable. &Ito
:atcise, however, it amounted to about 14s. Paer 00S;
the course of the last two years, and Hon• t
'ebo know how to calculate this reduction r„cet
would know that it would in the aggregate are,,°,ssOlea
very large sum indeed. These reductions, as P-,,eosii4
before, had also been effected in the face of 9"-totkr
able increase of business; for it was well knoWeinOS,
who paid attention to the subject that a gve,,atteeo6,;l4
Ind pressure of business had occurred in n,",;eslcrid,
eartments. From the highest cfficial to the le"-frotwaa
a great amount of additional work had to be ge:
Iher, again, it was difficult to say what t"ets'eard,
amount of salary ought to be; but looking tc ;be Llo
paideisa . by other great establishments in ibot.ftra
an estimate might be made to show wijea-calljrw
salaries paid by Government were too higna,,:to r;ea
with the salaries received by perscns in Pri. pis!
olishments. If a scale of private salaries were 61:04!
the House would then see whether those e e
meats were carried on at a less expense that!, b'b 06,
eernment establishments. He believed it waad'd-eli,rt
chat quite the contrary was the tact. He fan,- Jrdlt
rose of the salaries of all descriptions paid hY "elbeolt
of England amounted to 211,0001. a-- year. -ale ."-a:
whole of the salaries and wages paid for fit,
penses of the Treasury, the Home-office, the -00°0°00.
office, the Colonial-office, the Privy .03
Ailey, Office of the Board of Trade, -.2sstv„eit
Education Department, amounted together t°,,-ly
All the great offices of the country e-eatltiir
in wages and salaries 20,000/. per annum znerz,efitfter,roo
-bin paid by the Bank of England. No 01:1°-000,„" 0
could say that the expense of those public dt'Pf- ?Vol
4as greater by comparison than the expense ;grail3;ol
establishments. The highest salaries in Ge; re "01
offices varied from 2 000/. to 2,500/, and there Ash's' 0
more than six or eight at that' scale,---el„e'atitioillt.
ihoeurseea,rnofingssolicoiftorost,hwerhopwroefreessipoaid a sre
of tbreitag ;Re:
Take the East India Company, an establislne% St;
more nearly than any other approached ;6.:(9.;)
racier of a Government establishment. The , etabf
of the India Company had a salary of' 2,4opeocerf.,
house; this was higher than the highest PaluAA 4(3;11
the Government. Several officers had 0u:fnloll
several others 1,500/., and others had 1,0001.,P1; r ;"1,0
of which, in proportion to the duties, were 1)47: 1,1101
the rate paid in the Government establishmeTraill;
secretaries of many of the dock companies an e9;:e
companies had very large salaries, some te"-acthol'a,
2,000/. a year. The secretary of the St.
Dock Company had 2,000/. a year and a houses 01,4 a"
and several railroad secretaries bad salarholP.
nigh. Since he had been in the House a paper
placed in his hand, showing the expenses of a ienie,s4l
don establishment—that of a brewer. In 1846 Atibeligel
penses for salaries and wages were 9.605/., 913-oor
great reductions in the price of necessaries had;, d°°o
—there were the same number of persons ettle,l49 rb.et
as at the above period—and their expense in jp-ttteje.
10,049/, showing an actual increase for the 53,131,- 4011
of persons, notwithstanding the cheapness 01. --atliP'o9l.
titles of necessity, of 1,344/. per annum. Tw° sere ;'lO
persons had been taken on, whose salaries W.
more than the sum he had named. This was the ioesbi'',llo;
be gathered from a reference to a private, eLaete;',ol
ment, the proprietors of which had every in"-norr,,cl
to get their work well done on the most ereag
terms. In the instance he had quoted it bad brece-re:'
necessary not to make reductions, but to illee",:e?",:ire
pay of those to whom the practica portion Jae,:or
ness was entrusted. He would now read to ttoP
the consequences which had followe anattemPa sal tgils
that which the Hon. Member sought to enfere'at,
House, or rather to force upon the Goverorne-
the 6'
would read a short extract from the report
„f •11 e 0
Of , 4
rectors of the Great Western Railway Colvin 0010
trative of the consequences that had followed -taloLo
attempt to reduce the salaries of their servantsobe,
point that was considered fair and just. The i'-hat
tleman opposite cheered, but he was not aware aPe-eti
way companies were more unlikely to redone
6s 1-0.
turo than other parties; on the contrary, be Were 09
much inclined to think that railway companies, 0 no- rl
tuated by as lively a sense of their own interer: era Is
Hon. Gentleman himself could possibly be. -al; toicier
was dated April, 1850; it stated—" It is to "oe•
regret the board feels bound by their duty to
proprietors to represent that the she,nse Wei
rienco of a few months has realised t,"6-- ot,„erto
prehensions. Since the reduction was ne,te'-neettP-„00
whole establishment has become unsettled; ',,,`".,"ye boos
and principal clerks, with few exceptions, 'have
seeking other employment; some valuable service, if
quitted, and others are about to leave the servlaoP
has the effect of the reduction been confined el ethe'pr
to those whose salaries were reduced; for sevehr: pre°,lo'
in despair of improving their position in t-ratife -94
service, have also resigned, to obtain more Ine'f-bes of
ployment elsewhere. The directors have, cued'
practical proof that serious ,prejudice to tue cost -of
has arisen, and they apprehend that still Ware tooSnetit
sue, unless steps be now taken to give some ISO rEiee,
an established scale of salary and pay upon_ Bervtiaii
officers and servants can rely. If length `‘,5013,740
with great experience and proved ability, ae 9,0-0
in managing affairs towards the prosperity au 0019,0
of any important undertaking, success is net V/0•
be attained by the eiscouragement Of, ten v` as'
whom so much depends, nor can a reUtt:cjari,
lanes Le expected to counteract Pee"")- ides
pression in times tel difficulty."—(Hear, heeere'lwai
lieved the statement of the directors of the gen-bo
perfectly true, and he was further satisfied ifif ey,"-'"afetetbol
measure of reduction, such as that of the 0.1°.-o.ose, "elf
opposite, was likely to be adopted by that 1;11A not yep
great discouragement to public servants be tl r
take place, but that valuable servants would a irrerta"
away from their situations, and thus great 313 ,Gryiee're,
able injury would be inflicted on the public ter leaat
(Hear.) He only wished to refer to ono vast
the erg.
because lion. Gentlemen sometimes talked oliste yeao
increase of salaries which bad taken place of had heo.
as compared with times gone by. An AcetatarY °fin
brought in which was in the nature of a 'he Ae",,ic3
pensation Act. This was in 1780 ; and
question would affbrd means of contrasting tov'tliuceetaceo`o
then with those which person's holding similar had` cop
now enjoying. This, too, was before the emeetloaou,4,
produced on the currency referred to by tb
.oae of 11.4
Gentleman, and before the Bank restrict! uovot
who PaYnAeuto were wade i>w aePrecile""