Iii.—: Parliamentary Papers, 1.: Alterations in Public Offices.

See further on the proportion of Dissenters and Churchmen, page 122.

(From the Companion to the Newspaper.)

An account of the increase and diminution in the year 1833 in the number of persons employed, and in the salaries, emoluments, and allowances in the public offices. In the Admiralty there has been an increase of 4 persons; in the Navy and Victualling-yards at home, 51; in the Excise, 33; in the Post Office, 33; and in the Board of Education, 7.—Total, 128. In the Colonial Department there has been a diminution of 2; in the War Office, 4; in the Army Medical Board, 6; in the Paymaster-General’s Office, 4; in the Commissariat (Ireland), 1; in the Ordnance, 37; Chelsea Hospital, 4; Royal Military College, 1; Royal Military Asylum, 16; Navy Pay Office, 1; Navy and Victualling-yards abroad, 5; Customs (United Kingdom,) 113; Stamps and Taxes, 10; Audit Office in Ireland, 15; Tellers of the Exchequer, 1; Barons of Exchequer (Scotland), 1.—Total, 221. The total amount of the increase of salaries in the various departments, £5,650 : 16 : 7; Emoluments, £405 : 2 : 9; Retired Allowances, £16,662 : 17 : 9; Expenses, £2,980 : 11 : 4.—Grand total of increase, £25,699 : 8 : 5. The total amount of the diminution of the salaries in the various departments is £44,806 : 19 : 91/4; Emoluments, £2,136 : 3 : 101/4; Retired Allowances, £7,736 : 0 : 7; Expenses, £55,927 : 14 : 11/2.—Grand total of diminution, £110,606 : 17 : 4.