Civil List and Secret Service Money Act 1782
An Act for enabling his Majesty to discharge the Debt contracted upon his Civil List Revenues, and for preventing the same from being in arrear for the future, by regulating the mode of Payments out of the said Revenues, and by suppressing or regulating certain Offices therein mentioned, which are now paid out of the Revenues of the Civil List.
Whereas his Majesty, from his paternal regard to the welfare of his faithful people, from his desire to discharge the debt on his civil list without any new burthen to the publick, for preventing the growth of a like debt for the future, as well as for introducing a better order and economy in the civil list establishments, and for the better security of the liberty and independency of Parliament, has been pleased to order that the office commonly called or known by the name of Third Secretary of State, or Secretary of State for the Colonies, the office or establishment commonly known by the name and description of The Board of Trade and Plantations the offices of lords of police in Scotland, the principal officers of the Board of Works, the principal officers of the great wardrobe, the principal officers of the jewel office, the treasurer of the chamber, the cofferer of the household, the offices of the six clerks of the board of green cloth, the office of paymaster of the pensions, the office of master of the harriers and fox hounds and also the office of master of the stag hounds should be suppressed: Wherefore, for carrying his Majesty’s said gracious order into execution.