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CHELSEA.

TEE vague mode in which the Votes for "Hospitals" are given, is frequently puzzling to novices in these matters. When a young finan- cier sees upwards of one million and a quarter granted for an hospital, his zeal boils over; and we recollect seeing a proposal to save in the management of Chelsea very considerably more than its actual cost. The following Summary exhibits the respective amounts for Manage- ment and In and Out Pensioners. The detailed account of the latter is a very full, clear, and pretty statement, which we have extracted from the Estimate with scarcely any alteration. It is much too good for the War Office ; and the credit of it, we suspect, is due to the Hospital. Considering the sum expended, we have, however, a full right to expect something to look at. Upwards of 26,000/. is a large sum of money to pay for the keeping of a mere debtor and creditor account, not certainly involving more entries than many banking ac- counts in London, whose establishments average, we believe, some 5,000/. a year.

SUMMARY. £

Management 32.501 In-Pensioners 18,117 Oat-Pensioners 1,287,480 £1,338,098

Voted for 1332-S.

MANAGEMENT OF CHELSEA II0sPITAL.

33 Established Clerks in the Secretary's Office . £6,070 30 Extra Clerks ia ditto, Messengers. Housekeeper, and contingent Salaries or the Governors aulLyther Officers of Chelsea. according to the expenses.. 3,780

Establishment 6,091

:35 Established Clerks in the Office of the Agent for Out-Pensioners 6,170 13 Extra Clerks; in ditto, Messengers, and contingent expenses .... 1,,60 Sub-Agents, Clerks, and contingent expnses 10,115 Allowances to Collectors of Excise* and Chiefeonstables of Pol ice, for paying Out-Pensioners at the rate of :W. per matt . X 3,350 Contingent expenses of ditto fur P ' ostage •c 170

13,635 Repairs of Chelsea Ilospital 1,900 Assessed Taxes 1,095

2025,

£39,501 1.450 11.700 1,617 1,600

X18,117

80,927 OUTTENSMNERs OF CHELsEA lie*crrit, VIZ.

No. 1', Day. Per One nay.

3(11 Out-Pensioners at 41d 3.734 - 5 .--, 6 7 01

78 4 2 17,133 - 6 4:H 9 0 2,373 7 69 4 3 235 - 8

14.851 9 7 16 8 556 13 3 L252 10 52 3 4 1 11 0 011 12 llf 011 6 20.256 Is. 1,012 16 0 18,8-5* ... ..... Ic.t, een I N. awl 2s 1,930 13 6

1,672*- lit-loin 2s. and 3s. 181 2 10 176* from Militia I betw lt mil 14 9 11,1 1* - Yeomanry ) • " ' 9 -s ' Foci Day is £362 10 5},

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Which for 365 Days amounts to £1,346,310 Annuities to Pelrate Gentlemen(?) of the late 1st and 24 Troops of

Horse Guards 170

Contingent Expenses for Trusses, Artificial Legs, &c. 1,000

£1,317,420

Amount which tufty be required for Advances on account of f7ommuted Allowances to be granted to individuals in lieu of Pension. under the Act 1 William IV. c41 £35,000 Balanees• of the Commuted Allowances already granted, which may become payable in the course of the vear 35,000 Gratuities to he awarded, for meritorious conduct, to Soldiers discharged

pursuant to his Majesty's Warrant of the 14th Nov. 1299 1,000

Deduct .£ 1,418,480

Probable amount of unclaimed Pensions, and savings by

Casualties X 35,000 Probable saving In the rates of Pension-1- in consequence of the investigations into the service of the out-pensioners

from the disbanded regiments 1.000

Poundage on Out-Pensions 65,000 Appropriation of a portion of' the unclaimed Prize Money 30,000

X 1,237,480

KILMAINI1AM HOSPITAL. Voted for 1532-3. Salaries, Wages, and Allowances for the Civil and Military Officers

and Servants £325

Diet of Officers and Soldiers. 257 persons 4,160 Clothing for ditto, full mounting (allowing for a part included in a

former estimate)

Coals, Candles, and Lamps Tradesmen's and Artificers' Bills

'Washing

Stationary and Printing

Medicaments

-Whitewashing and Painting the Hospital Bedding for Soldiers' Rooms For making Sewers Contingencies

Pensions to Three non-resident Military Officers

Deduct 12,453

Small sources of Revenue 49 9,950

539 INTENsroNEfts OF CHELSEA HoscrrAt.

Pay •

novisions according to Contract Clothing. ditto llous,ladd disbursements for Sieves, Vomit or, Coatingtwies and Extraordinaries

&e.

S0,927

70,000 131,000 900 800 1,100 369 92 100 120 72 277 1,000 133