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Civil Establishment. His Excellency the Governor, 

 3,500 ; private secretary, 300 : 3,800. 



Colonial secretary and auditor of public accounts, 800 ; 

 clerical assistance, 200; clerk of council, 150; first messenger, 

 160 ; second messenger, 120 ; allowances, stationery, &c., 150 ; 

 ditto for cleaning offices, house- rent, and keep of a horse, 140 ; 

 contingencies, 125 : 1,845. 



Keeper of Maps and Surveys. The office of surveyor- 

 general, which existed at the capture of the island, was abolished 

 in the year 1853, and that of the keeper of maps and surveys 

 established in lieu thereof. This officer is also escribano of 

 the court of intendant. His principal function, however, consists 

 in furnishing certificates of the plans lodged at his office, and he 

 receives a fee of two shillings and sixpence or five shillings for 

 each such certificate. 



Keeper, 250 ; allowances, 20 : 270. 



Registrar-General. This office was established by ordi- 

 nances, Nos. 12 and 13, in 1847. The Registrar-General 

 is also registrar of deeds, A fee, varying from ten shillings to 

 twenty shillings, is exacted for the registry of deeds, and 

 from two shillings and sixpence to three shillings for that 

 of wills, probates, and letters of administration; also a fee 

 of from sixpence to one shilling for searches in the office. 

 The amount of those fees may be calculated at 900 per 

 annum. There is, besides, a registrar of births, deaths, and 

 marriages for the towns of Port of Spain and San Fernando, and 

 for each ward respectively ; these are paid, from the funds of the 

 two boroughs and wards, a sum of one shilling for each registry of 

 birth or death. In case such registration has not been entered in 

 due time, the party in default pays a fine not exceeding 5. 



Registrar-General, 500 ; clerical assistance, 200 ; allowance 

 for stationery, 30 ; contingencies, 170 : 900. 



Harbour Master. Harbour-Master of the island, 630 ; 

 ditto of San Fernando, 100 ; signal men at the North Post and 

 Fort George, 220 ; allowances and contingencies, 135 8s. 4d. : 

 1,085. 



Superintendent of Public Works. This office was esta- 

 blished in the year 1845. Previous to its formation, the 

 surveyor-general had the superintendence of all the public 

 works; the engineer officer of the garrison, however, was 



