, 1891-05-30

carbolic acids, lints etc. be imported for pub
lie account a: wholesale prices, whereby a
considerable saving would be effected.
p. y. The Poor Department.
In consideration Of the fact that all Estates
with few exceptions, are now providing me-
dlcal attendance to their labourers, the Com
mlttee considers the call on the Doctors by
the Poor IN the Country so limited that it
thinks 1t unnecessary to grant salaries to the
Physicians as posted in Money Bill XIV,
whereas 1t is recommended that on renewing
the Contracts with the physicians mentioned
under Money Bill XIII the attendance to that
limited number of Poor in the Country, who
are not provided with medical attendance on
the Estates, be included in the Salaries paid
under Money Bill XIII, and that the amount
posted on Money Bill XIV for medical at
tendance, say 5000, be saved.
y. 10. The Prison Department.
The Uon1nitt5o considers that the duties Of
the Cook at the Prison Department and those
of a Cartman for the Prison Cart for cleans.
ing Streets, should be performed by the
Prisoners and must therefore recommend that
the amounts for wages posted on Money Bill
XIV, No 2, be refused, thus saving respective
~ S96 and $48, together $l44.
Regarding these 3 last mentioned Money
Bills, say Sanitary, Poor, and p ison Depart
ments, which constitute a very large item Of
expenditure, Your Committee regrets that
the time at their disposal has not been
sufficient to allow of a more minute examina-
ton but it is the opinion Of the CON-
mite that a thorough and detailed examina.
ton into the expenses of these Departments
would lead to considerable futher reductions.
e. Diners Expenses.
2. OTHER Diners Expenses.
ad a. Whereas there is now established a
Police Force at K~ingshill, the police in the
opinion of the Committee ought to attend to
the hosting of the signal flag, and it is
therefore recommended to strike out the $50
proposed for tho said purpose.
adG The Committee is of opinion that
the amount proposed for Newspapers is far in
excess of what is required, and must therefore
propose that it be reduced by one half, thus
efecting a saving Of So.
adt I. The Committee cannot see the bene-
tit derived from planting of public grounds,
and therefore recommends that the amount
posted on this item, $3.50, be saved.
ad k. This amount was only recently
granted but the Committee is aware that the
post of Upper Guardian with a remuneration
of alone the fees from same, without any
addition from the Colonial Treasury, is much
sought, especially by Lawyers, who through
this post obtain much private business
besides which the Office as Upper Guardian
is one Of those burthens, which the public
must bear, the same as Read Commissioner,
Member Of Brandcorps, etc. etc; and it is
therefore not considered just to continue
this grant, which the Committee recommends
to be refused, thus effecting a saving Of
$3.50.
+. Expenses for buildings and other uncertain
Expenses.
Your Committee, after examining the Els
Inmates by the Building Inspector for Repairs
of public buildings, would recommend the
amounts for the repairs of the different
Buildings there specified to be reduced by
one half, which is sufficient in the opinion
of the Committee thus %efecting a saving
of 81, 287.5O.
Furthermore the Committee recommends to
refuse 1925 for possible deficiencies in the
Estimates and for casual repairs, as in the
Committees opinion the correct way is in such
cases for the Government to lay before the
Council additional Money Bills.
On this item there will consequently be
effected a total saving of 81 ,7l2.50,
In view of the very large amounts paid for
printing under the different departments of the
Administration, the Committee would recon-
mend that retrenohments be made in this
item, which seems excessive.
Q. Unforeseen Expenses.