§ MR. BIGGAR (Cavan, W.)asked the Secretary to the Treasury, Can he explain why it is that, notwithstanding the Judicature Act, the officers of the Irish Queen's Bench Division charge two shillings for each copy of an Order, regardless of length, while in all the other Divisions only four pence a folio is charged; and, how are the fees accounted for?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. HENRY H. FOWLER) (Wolverhampton, E.)I am informed that in the Queen's Bench Division the fee of 2s. is charged on orders issued by the Queen's Bench Division, and the charge of 4d. a folio is charged for copies of documents attested by the officers of the Court. I am unable to account for the difference of practice in the different Courts; but I understand that the matter will be brought before the Lord Chief Justice on the first opportunity. The fees are paid by means of stamps, and are accounted for by the Inland Revenue Department.