Abstract of the Number of eftablished Officers, and Amount of their annual Salaries, at the 5th Day of January, 1779, and at the ft of May, N. B. Befides the officers on the foregoing establishment, there are alfo fome incidental officers, which have been created pofterior to the first establishment, as they were found neceflary for carrying on the fervice. These are only continued from time to time as they answer the purposes of their appointment, and are difcontinued whenever the ftate of the revenue affairs admits of their being fo. A lift of these incidental officers, as they itood on the 5th of January, 1779, is fubjoined. There is alfo fubjoined an exact copy of the names of the officers and amount of their falaries on the original establishment of falt duty at the 1st of May, 1714. Salt Office, Edinburgh, Apr. 26, 1779. RICHARD GARDNER, A Lift of the Incidental Officers in the Service of his Majefty's Revenue of the Salt Duty in Scotland, with their Salaries as they flood on the 5th of January, 1779. Edinburgb. An additional allowance to the secretary for clerks, Richard For fervices at the treafury, William Mitford Receiving and delivering letters at the poft office, weighing For keeping a register of fith debentures, John Mackenzie Eftablished meffenger, an additional allowance, John Mac 0∞ Anstruther. Collector, an additional allowance for extraordinary trouble Andrew Johnston Supervisor, an additional allowance for extraordinary trouble, Extraordinary Watchman, Alexander Morton Do. William Smith 15 15 40 15 15 O Do. David Gray Do. Thomas Mac Niven Do. James Mac Donald Do. John Brown Do. Thomas Service 15 15 оо 15 15 Do. Thomas Howden Do. Alexander Stewart Do. Jofeph Hardie General total 4781. 8s. od. N. B. N. B. The officers in the foregoing lift have been all created pofterior to the firft eftablishment, as the exigencies of the fervice required; and as they are not permanent but only temporary, and the perfons who act in them fubject to be difcontinued, it is almoft impoffible to give an exact ftate of the increase of their numbers and falaries from the great variety of changes that take place, many of the officers being employed perhaps only for a fingle quarter, and difcontinued the enfuing one if they are judged to be unneceffary. Salt office, Edinburgh, RICHARD GARDNER, To the most honourable Robert Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain. The Reprefentation of the Commiffioners for managing and collecting the Duties on White Salt made in Scotland, commencing May 1, 1714, concerning the officers employed, and their yearly falaries; Humbly fheweth, That upon recept of our commiffion, having confidered how foon this duty was to commence, we were under a neceffity to employ fuch officers as we humbly conceive were proper and abfolutely neceffary, which we hope will receive your lordship's favourable approbation. That for the more frugality and better management of this duty, we have employed feveral officers of the cuftoms in the ports where falt is made, and have added fuch other officers as the fervice in our humble opinion required for affiftance. That having with application confidered the circumftances of this branch of the revenue, and the qualifications of the perfons employed, we have here drawn a lift of their names, and fuch yearly falaries as we humbly conceive they may deferve, and in diftinct columns are fet down thofe who were formerly employed in the cuftoms with their additional falaries, and those who (with your lordships approbation) are defigned to be brought in this eftablishment with their refpective falaries. If we are fo happy as to receive your lordships approbation in this matter, we pray your lordships order for difpatching their prefentments, and a falary bill from May 1, 1714, to the 24th of June laft, that the quarterly bill may hereafter fall in due courfe, and for obtaining your lordships warrant for employing the officers, and payment of their refpective falaries. That this establishment may be complete, and accounts carried on regularly, we pray your lordships warrant for paying fuch falaries, as your lordships fhall think fit for ourselves the commiffioners, comp troller trollers general, cafhier, or receiver general. All which is humbly fubmitted, Warrant for paying Salaries to Officers employed in the Management of the Duties on Salt in Scotland. After my hearty commendations; whereas by your report within written, you have propofed the following establishment of officers for managing the duties on falt under your care, and fuch falaries refpectively as are therein mentioned, amounting to feventeen hundred and seventy-five pounds per annum; to wit, two hundred and five pounds per annum by way of addition to the falary of feveral cuftomhouse officers employed therein, and fifteen hundred and feventy pounds per annum for new officers. To which propofal I have no objection, and do therefore hereby direct and authorize you to iffue the proper deputations (if the fame is not already done) to the feveral officers employed by you in the management of the faid duties on falt, at fuch falaries refpectively as you have propofed, taking care that the fame be computed and paid to the faid officers, or fuch as have been employed by you in the management of the faid duties, out of the produce thereof, from the day or days on which they were first employed therein, in fuch manner as the officers of the cuftoms under your management are or shall be paid and payable from time to time, and this fhall be as well to you for fo doing, as to the receiver general of the faid duties, the auditors of impreft, and all others concerned in making the faid payments, or allowing thereof, from time to time, upon account, a fuffi A Lift of the Officers Names, with their yearly Salaries, now humbly propofed to the Moft Honourable the Lord High Treasurer, to be put upon the Establishment for the Duties on Scots Salt, made fince May 1, 1714. Lionel Norman, William Boyle, Thomas Foulerton, efqrs. Sir James Campbell, bart. and William Cleland, efq. commiffioners. To the comptroller general To the cashier, or receiver general To William Edgar, fecretary, folicitor, correspondent, examiner, and clerk of the fecurities, at 1ool. per annum To Charles James, clerk to the fecretary, &c. at 401. per annum To Mr. John Cofnan, general fupervisor, at 7ol. per ann. formerly landwaiter at Leith Port of Prestonpans. Collector, John Hamilton - 225 0 0 Officers new added: Gilbert Chalmers, Alexander Officers in the customs Officers thought neceffary to be added Total of falaries for the Port of Preftonpans - 150 0 Borrowstonefs. Collector, John Crawford Officers new added: Patrick Abercrombie, Duncan Watchmen, do. James Farquhar, James Young, John Officers in the customs 30 0 0 175 0 0 105 0 |