OBSERVATIONS. 
493 
Salaries and Wages — continued, 
12. This is an estimate already 
laid before Parliament. Captain 
Trotter requests us to observe, how- 
ever, that he considers it would be 
very desirable to have, 1st, an addi- 
tional assistant-surgeon for each of 
the larger vessels ; 2nd, a portion of 
Marine Artillery instead of Marines, 
as artificers are generally found in 
that branch of the service; 3rd, eight 
Sappers and Miners, as he anticipates 
the expediency of blasting rocks at 
Boussa ; and, 4thly, an additional pay 
to three officers — one to each vessel — 
for laying down shores and shoals. 
Captain Trotter observes at the 
same time, that the whole of the 
7,898^. will not be wanted for the 
purpose stated in Item 12, because 
some of the officers to be employed 
are now on half-pay, and the amount 
of their half-pay will be saved. 
He states that the additional ex- 
pense under these heads will be 
balanced by the diminution above- 
mentioned. 
He estimates the excess 
here asked for at . . .£16,594 8 
And the diminution at 1,651 0 
13. We think that this is no more 
than a reasonable compensation for 
arduous service in a fatal climate, and 
under the consideration that there 
will be no hope of prize-money. 
The particulars of the 
statement of Capt. Trot- 
ter, as to the excess he 
requires, and the saving 
he contemplates, are 
given in his letter of the 
26th March, 1840, and in 
the accompanying papers, 
marked F, G, & H. 
Sir Edward Parry ap 
proves of the alteration 
in the complement of 
officers and men here sug- 
gested, and carried out in 
papers F, G, and H, ac- 
companying ^his esti- 
mate ; and he believes 
that the computations in 
those papers, as to the 
allowances to be given 
under the suggestions is 
proper, and the calcula- 
tions of the savings which 
will be effected is accu- 
rate. 
