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Show BRITISH PREMIER MS Mi PAY I LONDON". Jan. 22. (Correspond- ence) The premier of Oreaf Britain ' has a hard lime of it tr inc to DS) his , bills on a salary of T.OOO pounds a year : and his pnv o'ieht to be raised, sa.s the former prim- minister. Herbert H. Asouith. who oueht to know for he -occupied that position for eleven vears. As far as known, Mr. David Lloyd J George hn.s not asked for a raise In pay but his remuneration bus been the suhr ; I of an inouir conducted by a com-. com-. inltteo of parliament which also is ex- arnlnlng into the salaries of all the lint ish vablnc: ministers. -Mr. Asqulth told the committee that j the office of thc premier of Groat Prltaln is a very expensive one and , his duties can not be properly discharged dis-charged by an expenditure limited to that amount. Th former prime minister min-ister added, that he. himself, was a I much poorer man when he left office than when he entered It. Mr. As.iuith explained that the premier had to do a grut deul of entertaining en-tertaining and afford hospitality to ,-11 I sorts of wondltione. of people, both at I home and abroad, but under the exist-ii exist-ii x arrange m at he h.id to defray this expsns at his own cost I , E'cn if a government hospitality :.!i Hi.! be n, ide.l ror er.t, rtaln'-, rtaln'-, ing distinguished foreigners. Mr As-iquith As-iquith was of the opinion that th. pre- mler's salary ought to bo advanced Mr. As.iuilli had few kind words lo say about the privilege which the prc-mier prc-mier bus of occupying thc official re--. Jdence at 10 Downing street. "It Is quite true." h said, 'that juu nve in tne house, free from rent rates and taxes, but It is a very ex-' pensdve house to keep up. it" Is a very inconvenient house in ihany ways-It ways-It requires a large staff, and I siiiq.e, i myself that any prim minister WjlO had experience of it as I had would If he were offered the choice rather not llv in It at all." r iiJ?Valary of thc EWir of Great Hrltain a; pre.et rale of exchange la equivalent I to I19.3&0. This compares with u salary of 475.000 and $35 000 Xp.-l.--es fo, rlie t.r.V,, !.,! 0" 'the In ted States: fiOO.OOO frano salary ' '' -'""l .r .,, ,,,f lor expenses for -"1. of Kr.irice ami ,,,, , marl,.- sal. -i i r, ij o , i. o o marks' for expanses fo; th.. president of Germany. Ger-many. i .f"1)'! ,r ",e fablnet of the pres-oent pres-oent of th Unltsd states receive Jl" -'j0 a yeaT. |