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their revenue squandered. It too often happens that those who come 

 out as Colonial Governors, are as wretchedly poor as those whom 

 they are sent out to govern. Sometimes their condition is even 

 worse than that of the colonist, as they are overburdened with fami- 

 lies which they are expected to provide for, and loaded with debts, 

 which they are also expected to pay. Allowing, however, that 

 such is the case, is it just to tax the Maltese $27,000 a year, for the 

 support of their ruler, when, as the Duke of Wellington said, in the 

 House of Lords, that the whole island was but the quarter-deck of a 

 line-of-battle-ship, which a lieutenant or a sergeant with their differ- 

 ent guards, might command. 



Annually, in the month of June, the Governor of this colony is 

 directed by her Majesty to lay a minute before his council, of the 

 probable amount of revenue which will accrue from all quarters, for 

 the year next ensuing ; and also, a note of expenses for the same 

 brief period. The minute left by Lieut. General Sir Henry Bouverie, 

 for 1844, is now before us, and from it we make the following calcu- 

 lations. The amount of revenues and expenditures, in the following 

 table, is based on an annual average of the five previous years : 



Import Duties. 

 On beer, cattle, olive oil, spirits, 'vinegar and wine,. . . .$122,860 00 

 On grain, and its produce — pulse, seed, and potatoes,. . 192,215 00 

 Various other sources, 188,155 00 



Total, $503 230 00 



Expenditures. 



For established and supplementary salaries, $107,042 00 



For fixed allowances, charges, special services, and con- 

 tingencies, 260,041 00 



Contributions for military services, and various other 



charges, 118,035 00 



Total, $485,118 00 



Total Revenue, $503,230 



" Expenditures, 485,118 



Balance left in the treasury, .... $18,112 



In looking over the list of expenditures, the items appear without 

 end. At the head is His Excellency, the Governor, with his large 

 salary, fixed allowances, charges and contingencies. Next comes the 

 Chief Secretary to Government, with his emoluments and expenses of 

 office, amounting to $20,294, and this charge is followed by several 

 other outlays of an equally extravagant nature. Suffice it to say, that 



