Salaries of Governor and his Private Secretary. 2. The Officer Administering the Government of this Island shall be entitled to receive from the public treasury, for his own use, the annual sum of three thousand pounds. 3. The Private Secretary of the Officer Administering the Government of this Island shall be entitled to receive from the public treasury, for his own use, the annual sum of three hundred pounds. Governor to re ceive an annual sal- Private Secretary to receive an annual 4. The several annual sums herein before salary of £300. mentioned shall be paid out of the public treasury by equal monthly instalments on warrant of the Governor-in-Executive Committee. Furniture. Mode of payment of salaries. Governor to pay ture in rooms other 5. The Governor shall pay five per cent per annum on the last estimated value of the furniture in the bed rooms, kitchens, and other rooms not used for the public reception of company, and of all other articles provid- 5 per cent on furnied at the cost of the Island and used by him; than public recepprovided always that he shall not be subject tion rooms and offito any charge on account of the furniture of ces. the reception rooms, or of the offices used by himself or by his Private Secretary. 6. The rooms at Government House shall, in accordance with the custom which has hitherto prevailed, be painted and papered (when necessary) and furnished at the ex- The cost of furpense of the Island. Plate and table orna- ment House to be nishing Governments to a moderate and reasonable extent, provided for on the and linen, crockery, glass, cutlery, and annual estimates. kitchen utensils will also be provided as Colonial Treas LAWS OF BARBADOS has hitherto been customary at the cost, of the Island, the sums required for these purposes being voted as hitherto on the annual Estimates. 7. The Colonial Treasurer is hereby auurer to deduct the thorised and required to deduct, in equal five per cent from quarterly sums, from the salary of the Govthe Governor's salernor, the said sum of five per cent per ary quarterly. annum on the estimated value of the furniture in respect of which the Governor is required to pay a percentage. Value of furni 8. (1) For the purpose of arriving at the ture how to be ar- estimated value of the furniture and other rived at. articles on which the Governor is to pay a percentage, the latest valuation shall be taken as the present value of the furniture and other articles, and an annual reduction of five per cent shall be allowed for depreciation and the percentage charged on the reduced amount. (2.) The Governor shall be charged with five per cent on the cost of new furniture or other articles, and on this cost an annual reduction of five per cent shall be allowed for depreciation. Furniture &c., to 9. All furniture and plate supplied at be kept complete the expense of the island is to be kept comand loss or damage not caused by fair plete; and any article lost or damaged wear to be made otherwise than by fair wear is to be made good by the Gover- good at the expense of the Governor or other officer occupying Government House for the time being, and the Colonial Treasurer is hereby required to call upon such Governor or other officer as aforesaid to make good or repair any such loss or damage. nor. Inventory to be 10. On each occasion of the Government made on each occa- being vacated, an inventory of the furniture sion of the Govern- and other articles at Government House ment becoming vashall be made by such person as shall be ap cant. SESSION OF 1889-90. pointed for that purpose by the Executive Committee. 11. Any necessary expenditure incurred frayed out of vote in carrying out the provisions of this Act any year to be deshall be defrayed from the vote for furniture for that year. granted for the year within which such expenditure falls. Entertainment allowance. 12. The Governor of Barbados, or the An entertainment Officer for the time being Administering the allowance of £600 Government of Barbados, shall be entitled to be paid to the to receive from the public treasury, on the Governor. warrant of the Governor-in-Executive Committee, an annual sum of six hundred pounds as entertainment allowance, payable in equal monthly instalments. 13. The last preceding section shall con- Until the 31st tinue in force until (and inclusive of) the December 1892. thirty first day of December one thousand eight hundred and ninety two. Gardens and Grounds. 14. A sum not exceeding fifty pounds per £50 a year grant annum shall be paid to the Governor ed for upkeep of monthly from the treasury on the warrant Government House of the Governor-in-Executive Committee for grounds. the upkeep of the gardens and grounds of Government House. Water. 15. The sum of thirty pounds per annum, £30 a year grant to be paid by the Treasurer monthly on the ed for the supply of warrant of the Governor-in-Executive Com-water_to Governmittee, is granted to the Bridgetown Water ment House. Works Company for a supply of three thou sand gallons of water daily to Government Repeal. LAWS OF BARBADOS. House and the out buildings thereto be longing. Repeal. 16. The several Acts mentioned in the schedule to this Act annexed shall be and are hereby repealed. SESSION OF 1889-90. Date. 18 April, 1856. SCHEDULE. Title of Act. An Act to provide for the care and keeping in order of | Extent of Repeal the Gardens and Grounds of Government House. The whole Act. 22 February, 1865. An Act to repeal the Act authorising the Treasurer 28 February, 1885. An Act to provide for the payment out of the public treasury of the salary of the Governor and Com- ......... An Act to make provision for the payment by the Gov- The whole Act. The whole Act. An Act to make provision for the grant of an entertainment allowance to the Governor of Barbados. The whole Act |