, 1892-06-04

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mend to the Council and to the Government
that Il Mr.. Strandberg can no longer be afford
ed occupation at the Jail under the present in
s~pection, he be given suitable occupation else
where in the public service, to which he might
be adapted. The Committee disclaims all de-
sire to deprive the man of any advantage in
tended for him by the proposed support, to
which he would be entitled on his dismissal
but we think the expense might be avoided.
2. Other Divers Expenses.
dd a. Whereas there is now established a
Police Force at Kings Hill, the Police in the
opinion Of the Committee ought to attend to
the hosting of the signal flag, and it is there
fore recommended to strike out the $4,000
proposed for the said purpose.
ad f. The Committee is of the opinion
that the amount proposed for newspapers is
far in excess Of what ia required, aud
must therefore propose that it be reduced by
one half, thus efecting a saving of $4,000.
ad ; The Committee cannot see the bene-
fit derived from planting of public grounds,
and therefore recommends that the amount
posted under this item, $4,000 be saved. The
Committee regrets to see that Notwithstanding
the decision Of the Council on last years report
regarding the discontinuance of this expense,
sanctioned bv the Minister of Finance, We
find the same item on the present Budget.
ad K. This amount has only recently been
granted, but the Committee is aware that the
post as Upper Guardian with a remuneration
IF alone the fees from same. without any ad-
dition from the Colonial Treasury, is much
-o.~L o.noa;.lIv Nv louvaVo who fhrOuph
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 Road Commissioner, Member of
the Brandcorps etc, etc, and it is therefore
not considered Just to continue this grant,
which the Committee recommends to be refus-
ed. thus e~ffecting a saving Of $4,000. The
slme remark as above I'D !. applies to this
item.
+. Expenses for Building and other
Uncertain Expenses.
Your Committee does not consider itself
warranted to recommend the grant of the
amount for building repairs, as the items ara
considered excessive, but we would recon
mend the Council to appoint q Commission tor
Building Works. whose duty it should be to
examine the public. buildings and to make pro-
posals for the requisite repairs as well az OF
the amounts required, after which. the matter
should be brought before the Council for its
grant. The Government should be asked to
instruct the Inspector of Buildings TO meet the
Commission and point out what he considers
necessary. Until such arrangement has been
attained, we recommend the Council to with
hold the grant for S2,800.00.
In view of the very large amounts paid for
printing under the different departments Of the
Administration, the Committee recommends
that retrenchments be made in this item,
which seems e~xtravagant.
The Committee would furthermore beg. to
recommend those proposals for retrenchments
and alterations in items fixed by Laws and
Ordinances, which the Budget Committee for
1922 enumerated in its Report of 25th
March 1891, to which we beg to refer on the
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