STATE PAPERS. 



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1000/. a year appears to be suf- 

 ficient. 



The office of Lord Justice-Ge- 

 neral. — Your committee recom- 

 mend, that after the termination 

 of the existing interest in this 

 office, the President of the Court 

 of Sessions, for the time being, 

 should assume the title, rank, 

 and privileges of Lord Justice- 

 General, and that the salary now 

 annexed to this office should be 

 discontinued. 



Keeper of the Signet. — All the 

 duties of this office may be an- 

 nexed to that of Lord Register, 

 and the fees should be carried to 

 the public account ; and with re- 

 spect to the office of Lord Regis- 

 ter, a fixed salaiy of 1.500/. a year 

 appears to be an adequate provi- 

 sion. 



Knight Marshal. — The office to 

 be retained, but the salary discon- 

 tinued. 



Vice Admiral. — Ditto. 



Governor and other offices in 

 the Mint may be abolished. The 

 buildings of the Mint in Scotland 

 should be disposed of in such man- 

 ner as may appear to the Lords of 

 the Treasury most advantageous 

 to the crown 



Receiver-General of Bishops' 

 Rents. 



Auditor of Exchequer. 



Assistant Surveyor General of 

 Taxes. 



Comptroller- General of Cus- 

 toms. 



These offices may be abolished. 



Tlie Cashier and Receiver-Ge- 

 neral of Excise — Your committee 

 cannot too strongly express tlieir 

 opinion that this office ought to 

 be executed in person; ar.d even 

 taking into consideiation the a- 

 mount of the security required. 



which is stated to he 30,(}00l- they 

 are of opinion that a salary of 

 1000/. a year would be ample to 

 insure the regular attendance of a 

 responsible person competent to 

 give security to that amount. 



Three old Inspectors of \Vheel- 

 carriages. Gazette Writer, and 

 Inspector-General of Roads, are 

 offices to be abolished ; the last 

 being added to this list as included 

 in the army estimates. 



IRELAND. 



Clerk of the Pells. 



Teller of the Exchequer. 



Auditor-General. 



The necessary duties attached to 

 these offices must continue to be 

 j)erformed ; but the salary and 

 emoUur.ents now receivable by the 

 principals should become, as in 

 the English Exchequer, a saving 

 to the j)ublic. 



Keeper of the Privy Seal. — This 

 office is now held for life ; but it 

 should, after the termination of 

 the existing interest, be granted 

 during pleasure only, and always 

 annexed to the office of C hief Se- 

 cretary to the Lord-Lieutenant. 



Surveyor -General of Crown- 

 Lands. 



Keeper of Records, Birming- 

 ham Tower. 



Keeper of the Records of Par- 

 liament. 



Clerk of the Paper-office. 



These officers have charge of 

 public documents, which niay be 

 transferred to the building which 

 has been constructed fur the cus- 

 tody of tl^e public records of Ire- 

 land ; and the several appoint- 

 ments above enumerated may be 

 abolished. 



AccountaiU to the Board of 

 General Officers. 



Secrelaiy 



