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to a large reduCtion, and therefore it_ would not press
his Amendment. . •
After a few words from Mr. WARRE, the Amend-
ment was negatived, and the original Motion was
agreed to. -
On the Motion for granting £75,529, for the Sa•
laries of Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Clerks of
the Navy Board,
Mr. HUME expressed his hope that some steps
would be taken to reduce the salaries of the Secretary
and Deputy Secretary.
After a few words from Sir B. MAartx, the Mo-
tion was agreed to.
The next item was, £45,488, for the Clerks and
Contingencies of the Victualling Office.
Mr. J. SMITH said, he understood that in this de-
partment there were 120 Clerks employed—an im-
mense number! He was desirous of knowing if any
reduction was contemplated in this department ?
Sir G. WARRENDER said, the accounts had now
been nearly matte up to the present time ; and a con-
siderable reduction of Clerks was contemplated.
The motion was then agreed to; as was a vote for
£28,711 for Deptford Yard ; and a sum of £29,872
for Woolwich. Upon this vote, however,
Mr. HUME.wished to know if there was any in-
tention to reduce the salaries of individuals in these
yards? He considered the salaries as too high. A
Storekeeper who used to receive £2OO now received
£6OO, and several other salaries had also been raised,
whilst the wages of the workmen had been reduced.
Sir B. MARTIN said, the salaries of the Officers
had been increased at the end of the war to make up,
in part, the perquisites which they lost, and as to the
reduction of the wages of the workmen, there was not
so much work for them to do now as in time of war,
their hoursof labour were, therefore, reduced, and they
received 4s. 6d. a day instead of 6s. 3d. as formerly ;
this was considered better than discharging upwards
of 3,000 individuals, who would not have been able
to obtain employment any where else.
Sir J. YORKE and Mr. Hume contended, that as
,die salaries of the Officers had been raised with the
increase in the price of provisions, they ought to be
reduced now that every article of life was so much
cheaper.—The folkwing vote, were then passed:
£35,458 for Chatham Yard.
£24,078 for Sheerness Yard.
£49,125 for Portsmouth Yard.
£43,528 for Plymouth Yard.
£10,325 for the Outports.
The next item was for £43,626, for payment of
Officers in the Foreign Yards, which, after a few
words from Mr. Hume, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER, Mr. J. SMITH, Sir G. COCKBURN/4 and
Sir J. YORKE, was agreed to.
It was then proposed that £50,967 lls. 6d. be
granted for the Victualling Yards.
Mr. HUME objected to this item at the then late hour, and
moved, as an Amendment, that the Chairman do report progress,
and obtain leave to sit again.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he had '
no objection to reporting progress; but he wished that one or ,
two other Resolutions, to which no objection was likely to he
made, should be passed. He then moved, that £1,000,000
should be granted to defray the interest of Exchequer ..nd Irish
Treasury Bills.—This was agreed to.
Another Resolution was also agreed to, for £290,000, being
the one-hundredth part of £29,000,000, standing in the name of I
the Commissumers fur Paying off the National Debt.
The CHAIRMAN then kft the Chair, and the House having re- '
smiled, the Report was ordered to be received on Monday.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and at
Half-past One o'Clock this morning the House adjourned, to
Monday.