PRESENTS AND SALARIES. 
373 
together with the repairs of fortifications, &c. 
are computed to cost Great Britain annually 
100,000/. sterling; 
The presents distributed amongst the In¬ 
dians, and the salaries paid to the different of¬ 
ficers in the Indian department, are estimated 
at 100,000/. sterling more, annually. 
Amongst the officers in the Indian depart¬ 
ment are, superintendants general, deputy su- 
perintendants, inspector general, deputy inspec¬ 
tors general, secretaries, assistant secretaries, 
storekeepers, clerks, agents, interpreters, issuers 
of provisions, surgeons, gunsmiths, &e/&c. 
most of whom, in the lower province, have now 
sinecure places, as there are but Few Indians in 
the country; but in the upper province they 
have active service to perform. Of the policy 
of issuing presents to such a large amount 
amongst the Indians, more will be said in the 
afterpart of this work. 
The following is a statement of some of the 
salaries paid to the officers of government in 
Lower Canada. 
Governor general 2,000 
Lieutenant governor - 1,500 
Executive counsellors, each - 100 
Attorney general - - - 300 
Solicitor general - - 200 
Secretary and register to the province 400 
