STATE PAPERS. 



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and king's remembrancer in the 

 court of Exchequer. 



In Ireland, the following of- 

 fices appear to your committee 

 to come within the purview of 

 the same resolution : 



Chief remembrancer of the 

 King's-bench, clerk of the Pipe, 

 clerk of Common Pleas office, 

 court of Exchequer, prothonotary 

 of Common Pleas, prothonotary of 

 King's-bench,Crown office,King's- 

 bench, filazer's office, and keeper 

 of declarations King's-bench, tel- 

 ler of the Exchequer, keeper of 

 privy seal, keeper of records, two 

 joint muster-masters general. 



The inconsiderable office of 

 Cartaker to his majesty, is con- 

 nected with the personal service 

 of the royal family, and conse- 

 quently does not fall under the 

 cognizance of your committee. 



The office of keeper of records 

 in the receipt of the Exchequer, 

 appears to be an efficient office of 

 trust, and not overpaid by a sa- 

 lary of 400/. per annum. 



The places of office-keeper in 

 the War-office, and of register of 

 seizures in the port of London, are 

 to be suppressed after the decease 

 orresignationofthepresentofficers. 

 The auditor of Excise has been 

 rendered an efficient office. The 

 office of register to the commis- 

 sioners of salt duties has been al- 

 ready abolished : the salary now 

 paid is in the nature of a com- 

 pensation. 



The receiver of stamps ap- 

 pears to be a necessary and re- 

 sponsible officer, and his emolu- 

 ments not more than adequate. 



The distributors of stamps are 

 effective officers. The distributors 

 Cor Buckinghamshire and Kent are 



equally so with the rest; they have 

 been inserted in the list of offices 

 executed by deputy in conse- 

 quence of an indulgence which is 

 confined to the present officers. 



It appears by the evidence that 

 the office of accountant-general of 

 the Post-office is an efficient office, 

 requiringpersonalattendance,with 

 responsibility; and that the emolu- 

 ments of this office will not admit 

 of reduction. The office of the 

 apothecary-general has been under 

 the consideration of the Treasury ; 

 and by an agreement concluded 

 with him, his patent is to be sur- 

 rendered on condition of receiving 

 an annuity of 2,500/. a year for 

 life : an agreement which appears 

 to your committee to be eminently 

 beneficial to the public. 



In Ireland, the allowance paid to 

 the keeper of the late parliament 

 house appears to be a compensa- 

 tion for an office already suppres- 

 sed. The office of joint solicitor 

 of Ireland in Great Britain is also 

 abolished, as well as that of exa- 

 miner of hearth-money : and the 

 offices of clerk of the quit-rents, 

 treasurer of the Post-office, and 

 accountant-general of the Post-of- 

 fice, have been made efficient. The 

 fees, which under the head of 

 muster-master general of Ireland, 

 are stated to be " due but sus- 

 pended," are in fact abolished. 



After parliament shall have 

 provided such other sufficient 

 means for enabling his majesty 

 duly to recompense the faithful 

 discharge of high and effective 

 civil offices, as to the wisdom of 

 parliament shall seem fit, your 

 committee are of opinion, 



1st. That the following offices, 

 having revenue without employ- 



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