The sun., 1915-11-15
ECONOMY IS URGED
ON HOUSE OF LORDS
Five POrters and Thirteen
HOusemaids Dust Out the
Institution.
RUNNING COST 100000
Special correspondence 10 TsI sux.

Special Correspondence 10 THL SuS.
LONDON. oct 26.---Tn connection with
the Parliamentary talk about national
economy. William Hil writing in tho
Daily Chronicle. suggests tho nainte
nance expenses OF the House of Lords as
a suitable subject for the examination
of those who want to cut down expenses.
II costs the empire a sum estimated ut
between E75.0oo and fS0.0o0 t375.000
and $500. .OO0) year to maintain the
House OF Lords. according to thc
writer's figures.
Even If We should consent to put
the figure at fS0.00O s30o. .o00)." the
writer adds. ncrcdulity--rememberin
tho charac ctcr and present tradition OF
the institution almost rcstrains our
pen.
Let us first glance at tho accounts
indicating the expenditure upon the
building including housekeeping, polc-
ing. &C." he says. "Tnc fitness of the
building for the services to which IT IL
put is the responsibility of the Lord
Great ChIiuberlain at present the Mar
quIs Of Lincolnshire. Lord Lncplnshre's
deputies are resident superintendent
and a secretary. These officials receive
$500 Ei.50o) and i2oo (Sl.0OO) por
saluum respectively, along with fur
nished residences within the palace and
fuel. ard in the case of the superinten-
dent light likewise.
"1h. work OF moving iuruiturc. clean
ing, busting and generally keeping tho
apar, mcuts tit for their noble occupants
is carried out by five portcrs and thir-
teen huuscnil.GS AZ n cost OF tl,Oih
,S5.39OJ, the latter contingent being IL
s.I pI t4l nv "a o. .
enjoying "A salary OF tJi tSisUJ. Ii VII.
be seen that though tho House takes long
vacations che Lord Great ChamocrlainS
.departIneut hy itself must cost the
nation round about f35 tSl75) pei ", ok
The uph,ep, furnishing, warming.
lighting ard guardianship OF t"e siruc-
ture is the business of tho Once of
Works The cost nf warming vcuti!at-
ing and lighting both the Houses IA the
current year appears In the estimates at
t97125 ,Sl3N.t2hD. which Includes some
f9a,OO0 tSilo,ch0) on account of TIE
engineering arrangements, II we put
down the share of tle House of Lords III
this f.7.7a5 tsi3s.62j) at onc-third We
put down sum littlc short of fi0,00o
,s50.0O0). TIE appO!tionmeut OF The
peers :Or the supply and repair OF fur
uitir. may well be 81 900 tSJ,0O0)per
year. the total fo- both Houses being
r36OO tslS .000). Further, repairs to the
building Sc. on the - per cent. cn'-
cuiat.un will swallow over $1,000
,S25, our. To this may be added rates
f4.00U tS9O.00O)'
The charge for police mounts hi-h
the levy of Scotland Yard upon ne
Peers House by itself is at least $4,000
s3o.0on
Thus, on the lowest conceivable scals
. OF computation. the maintenance. fur,
| nis-hing. warming. Ventilation. lighting
and guardian.,hip of tho HoUS" of Lords
! will seemingly cost. aluug with rb'e-.
paving Sc, well over l"",non tSl"5.-
o00)--it may even be fe>.u00 tsl+0oOo)
on the year now in progress
$50 much for tho casket, now for to
1cwol
"1he custodian "f the jewel may he
I said To- hc tho quantity a'tircd 'id
gentleman carry ing upright a long hlacl
ebony stick wi'h a ,ou in gold as i's
: crown. known t. nearly half dozen
centuries As Black Rod Thuu-h u d!
rect representative of the King, in fact
the Kings mesScnSer 20 tn" Commons
on ceremonial occasions, he -. with
reference to the House ~ Lords alone,
a species OF super policeman. having At
his command In ths capacity about
score OF doorkeepers ANA meSseugers
who draw from tho state over $4,000
,sl5.G00) a year. tho two chiefs dividing
$500 s3.000) between them"