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The Assistant to the Secretaries of the Treasury — to the Trustees. 



Treasury Chambers, March 28, 1873. 



My Lords and Gentlemen, — The Lords Commissioners of Her 

 Majesty's Treasury have had before them two letters from Mr. Winter 

 Jones, dated the 4th instant, submitting recommendations for the grant 

 of increases of salary to the Principal Librarian and Secretary, and to 

 various other officers of your establishment, and they desire me to say 

 that, after giving their most careful consideration to all the statements 

 put before them, they regret that they would not feel warranted in 

 acceding to any alteration in the present scale of salaries. 



I have, &c., (signed) William Shaw. 

 The Trustees of the British Museum, 

 &c. &c. &c. 



The" Principal Librarian to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury., 



British Museum, March 4, 1873. 



Mr Lords. — Referring to the letter which I have had the honour 

 to address to your Lordships by direction of the Trustees of the 

 British Museum, transmitting to your Lordships a Report of the Sub- 

 Committee of Finance on the subject of the salaries of the officers and 

 others employed in the British Museum, 1 am instructed to acquaint 

 your Lordships that at the meeting of the Standing Committee, held 

 on the 22nd of February, at which that Report was considered, the fol- 

 lowing Resolution, moved by the Earl of Stanhope and seconded by 

 Sir David Dundas, was adopted : — 



" The Lords of the Treasury will observe that this Report refers only 

 " to the heads of departments, and other inferior officers of the estab- 

 " lishment, and does not touch the case of their chief, the Principal 

 " Librarian ; that case had best, perhaps be considered separately. 



" The present salary of Mr. Winter Jones is £800 as Principal 

 *' Librarian, and £400 as Secretary ; two offices which the Trustees 

 "think it most important to continue combined. 



" Looking to the importance of the office v and to the very large in- 

 " crease during the last few years in its duties, the Trustees are of 

 *' opinion that an augmentation of £200 on the joint salary might justly 

 " and properly be made." 



This Resolution having also been carefully considered by the Trustees 

 at the special general meeting held on the 1st instant, was adopted, and 

 I have been directed to forward it to your Lordships' favourable con- 

 sideration. 



I have, &c. (signed) J. Winter Jones. 



The Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of 

 Her Majesty's Treasury. 



