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intending the construction of the Government and Court houses. 

 It became necessary, on the introduction of railways in the island, 

 to re-model the department. On the resignation of the late super- 

 intendent, in 1875, the entire staff of the establishment consisted 

 of a superintendent, an assistant superintendent, a draughtsman, 

 and a clerk — a staff quite insufficient and inadequate to the work. 

 The title of superintendent was changed to that of Director of 

 Public Works, and the department now comprises the following 

 branches : Railways, public works, including buildings and 

 ordinary roads ; surveys. The staff of the department consists 

 of the following officers and subordinate employes : Director of 

 Public Works, £1,200 ; assistant director, £800 ; first assistant 

 engineer, £500 ; second assistant (temporary), £500; accountant, 

 £250; clerk to director, £200; financial assistant, extra assis- 

 tant engineer, draughtsman, storekeeper, &c, twelve employes 

 altogether, £2,802 10s. These appointments are provisional — 

 four road officers, £700 ; messenger, £37. Allowances : Director 

 of Public Works, £200 ; assistant engineers, £500 ; road officers, 

 £200 ; paymaster, San Fernando, £70. Total, £7,959. 



Survey Department. — Engineer in charge of surveys, £500; 

 two assistants, £900 ; draughtsman, £120 ; allowance, £400 : 

 total, £1,920. 



Superintendent of transport train, £350; steam tug, £375; 

 dredger and five barges, £570 ; water- works and sewerage, 

 £573 10s. ; saw-mill, £302; keeper of buildings, £100: total, 

 £2,270 10s. 



Total Public Works, £12,129. 



Customs. — Port-of-Spain : Collector, £700; chief clerk, 

 £450 ; three other clerks, £480. Landing waiters, lockers, and 

 tide surveyors : principal, £300 ; other waiters, two surveyors, 

 &c, £2,090 ; boatmen and porters, £559 ; allowance to cashier, 

 £25: total £4,606. San Fernando: Landing waiter, £170: 

 total, San Fernando, £170. Contingencies, viz. : Repairs of 

 boats, boatmen's clothing, &c, £180. Total Customs, £4,956. 



Post-Offices. — It was under the government of Lord 

 Harris" that a regular postal communication was established 

 between the different parts of the island. The mails are made 

 up for certain districts every day except Sundays and public 

 holidays ; for others, two or three times a week, and only once a 

 week for the remotest parts. The General Post-Office in Port- 



