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 in them, the Treaury made coniderable augmentations thereto, ufficient to place the officers in ituations of reaonable competency. That was done with double profit to the public; as the revenue was not only benefited by the officers being rendered independent of the traders, but, by a reduction of the expence of management, even hundred and ixty-five officers having been then reduced; which effected an annual aving, after allowing for the augmentation of alaries to thoe remaining, to the amount of 12,345l. But no abatement is made for that arrangement here, it being included in the general tatement of the Excie revenue under that head.

From this time to 1798 no reduction of any conequence took place; but in that year when the duty on alt was doubled, it occurred to Mr. Pitt that the revenue on that article might be better collected, and a coniderable aving effected to the public, by the management of it being transferred to the Excie; which was done accordingly, and the Salt Board with the whole etablihment under it up-