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 The Board of Control for the Affairs of Indian as at preent contituted, was etablifhed in 1793, Gonfifting (exclufive of a number of members without faiaries) of three Commiffioners and a Secretary, at the expence to the Eat India Company of 6,500l. And about the fame time a committee of the Lords of the Privy Council, with a Preident and Vice Preident, was appointed to tranact the buines which had been formerly executed by the Board of Trade: but the members compoing it, holding other offices of profit, have no alaries for their duty. The only expence, therefore, attending the etablihment to be taken into this etimate is 500l. a year each to two clerks of the Privy Council, who attend as ecretaries, making an annual charge of 1000l.

The only remaining branch to be added to the increae of Etablihments is that of the Barracks; and it is become a heavy one. What the difference of expence is between the maintenance of troops in quarters and barracks is extremely difficult to acertain;