, 1874-08-26
Ecclesiastical Expenditure 1900. $500
Civil and judicial ............. 700
Board of Health. 800
Interest and Sinking Fund. ...-... 624
Works g. Buildings. 500

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Works g. Buildings ........... 500
On my first arrival here my attention was
attracted to the large expenditure Of the Hol-
berton Institution. For the year 1873 it
amounted to no less than ee5254. Finding on
investigation of the subject, that amongst
other causes contributing to this excessive ex-
penditure, was the maintenance of the Hospi-
tai as a separate Institution from the Infirma-
ry and Poor House, the Government resolved
to amalgamate the two institutions, by COM
plotting some unfinished wards at the Infrmary
and by removing up to it such as were requir-
ed of the old buildings to the Hospital Site.
Thanks to the zeal and energy of Dr.. Edwards,
the Senior Medical Officer, to whom [ am glad
to have the opportunity of publicly expressing
the Acknowledgements Of the government, this
has been successfully and economically effect
ed, the two Institutions are now on one site and
under one management, and a large saving has
been effected, while the result of the removal
OF the Hospital patients has in a sanitary point
of view been most satisfactory. In the old
lying-in Ward, for example, the proportion Of
deaths from tetanus was something alarming,
while in the new ward, I believe l am correct
In saying, there has not been a single death
from the cause. AT the same time an imprOv-
ed and more economical system has been adopt
ed in the supply and issue of drugs, and a dis
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convenient and central position, and under the
immediate care and superintendent of the
Senior Medical Officer. While these great
Improvements have been effected the expen-
diture of the institution has been reduced for
the past six months Of 1874 to the rate of
$4,000 a year, and | am satisfied that when
the more economical system now establish
ed comes into full play the cost will be found
to be within the amount of $4,000 at which it
has been estimated for 1875.
The reduction of $500 in the Eoclesiastical
expenditure is due to the operation of the Act
passed by you in the last Session, under which,
from 1st January next the repairs of the Ec-
olesiastical Buildings, aud the incidental ex-
penses of the several parishes will be thrown
upon the congregations a sensible amount of
relief will thereby be afforded, to the public
and the land, on which this expenditure has up
to the present time proved a charge. The
saving under the head of civil and judicial Es-
Establishments is made up of the following
items -
Reduction in salary of the clerk e,so
of the Legislative Council
Do. Registrar & Provost Marshal 9I00
Do. of cost of Police under Fe-
deral system ....ss.....s $4,000
and various small savings.
The expenditure of the Board of Health has
been largely reduced by the employment of the
oOnvictSas scavengers.
The reduction under the head of interest and
sinking Fund has been effected by the discon-
t~inuance, under an act passed by you last ses-
sion, of the contribution to the sinking fund, to
replace the small debts Of the Island, by oharg-
ing the Revenue with as much interest out Of
the Savings Bank deposits, in its hands, as was
required to pay the interest due to the deposi-
tors, in the Bank.
A reduction from the expenditure of 1878 is
also anticipated in the estimates of 1875 under
the head of public works, but leaving this aside
as exceptional the actual reduction of the ordi-
nary expenditure Of the colony amounts to
about $4,000 a year.
This reduction of expenditure will / antici-
pate restore for the future, the balance between
Revenue and Expenditure, which was disturbed
by the repeal of taxes in 1871. 1t would have
done so this year, had the crop been an average
one, but with a crop of no more than 5000
HhdS, the Revenue has necessarily fallen be-
low the average. Export duties will not yield
more than $500 and the additional rates of
Is. and Sd. imposed last year, will prove barely
equivalent TO the Record tax which was then
repealed. The Imports suffered in like man.
ner and a deficit, though probably not a large
one, is l fear inevitable.
IF the defcit shonld he oraater than oan ha