Symptoms of Reform.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume I, Issue 29, 4 November 1843, Page 2

Symptoms of Reform.

We understand that despatches have tec received from the Colonial Office by tt Officer administering the Government, cos! veying the determination on the part of ttj Home Government to discontinue the laviil expenditure of this Government. We hei that the number of clerks in the Secretary, Office is to be reduced to three, the Treasur to two, and so on. No clerk or subordinai officer shall receive a larger salary tk £270. The Survey department is also or dered, to be considerably cut down. Tli offices of Colonial Surgeon, Harbour Maste and Storekeeper, are deemed unnecessaij and are ordered to be done away with. Wi have not heard what provision is intended fj be made for the gentlemen who have fille* these offices. It is said that Dr. Johnsons to be appointed Police Magistrate at Nelsoii We have on various occasions differed vi'i these gentlemen in opinion, and we thougt that some of them were adhering more to ti> Government than thoroughly independec men would be willing to do ; but we have e pleasure whatever in hearing that they ar turned out of their places ; and although ti are an advocate for reform and retrencl merit we do not exactly approve of it, whe its victims are poor miserable clerks m very miserable salaries. We should like to see reform comment at head quarters, not among the underling We are sorry that Mr. Tucker should liar lost his' appointment. He at least has claim upon the Government, and whatCTt might be said about the expediency of dij continuing the office of Colonial Storekeeper there can be but one opinion as to the est i mation in which Mr. Tucker has been.M) by the people of Auckland. We trust t| new Governor wJU take into considerate his claims upon the Government, and af point him to some other suitable office. 1| have been opposed to the Government, a.| the Government Officers have been c| posed to us, but we shall always value cii racte'r and merit, even in the Governing Officers. _ We hear that Captain Rough § to be appointed to the Victoria ; but no pel son could be more worthy than her prest| commander, Captain Richards. |