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ECCLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENT. The Church of England 

 and the Roman Catholic Church are both supported by the govern- 

 ment, but in a very unequal proportion, as shown by the following 

 comparative statement. 



CHURCH OF ENGLAND. 



Population in 1851, 16,250 souls. 



Archdeacon .... 500 



Five Rectors .... 2,000 



Three Assistant Curates . . 300 

 Five Island Curates, and one 



Catechist .... 1,150 

 Clerks, Sextons, Chaplain to 



the Gaol .... 1,333 



Allowances and Contingencies 520 



5,303 



Nota. A Rectory House and Glebe 

 attached to each parish. 



ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. 



Population in 1851, 44.605 souls. 

 Archbishop .... 500 

 Nineteen Parish Priests . . 3,000 

 Eight Assistant Curates . . 980 

 Allowances, nil. 

 Contingencies, nil. 



4,480 



Nota. Since the voting of the esti- 

 mates, Her Majesty has been pleased 

 to increase the salary of the Arch- 

 bishop to its former amount, viz., 

 1,000 sterling per annum. 



EDUCATION. The only contributions of government towards 

 education are the salaries of the inspector of schools, 500 ; 

 superintendent of model school, 250 ; teacher female school, 

 250 ; secretary to board of education, 50 ; contingencies, 

 100: 1,150. 



MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT. Health officer, 100; public vac- 

 cinator, 108. Colonial hospital visiting physician, 41 13s. 4d.; 

 house surgeon, 400 ; dispenser, 150 ; clerk, nurses, and other 

 subordinates, 290 13s. 4d. San Fernando hospital medical 

 superintendent and vaccinator, 300 ; dispenser, 100; nurses and 

 other attendants, 87. Lunatic asylum medical attendant, 50 ; 

 warden and matron, 150. Leper asylum medical attendant, 

 250 ; resident inspector, 150 ; dispenser, 50 ; nurses and 

 attendants, 150 ; allowances, 50 : 2,427. 



POLICE AND GAOLS, The general police force consists, at 

 present, of an inspector and a sub -inspector, eight sergeants, and 

 ninety-seven corporals and privates. There is, besides this police 

 force, the local police, placed under the control of the municipal 

 authorities and the wardens. This police force is insufficient for 

 the requirements of the colony, especially when its extent is taken 

 into consideration. For instance, there are only if I am 



