§ MR. KIMBER (Wandsworth)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the highest, lowest, and average amount of remuneration received by the unsalaried Official Receivers in Bankruptcy, whether by fees, or commission, or otherwise; and the total amount of such remuneration, and the number of such receivers?
§ * SIR M. HICKS BEACHThe highest and lowest amounts of remuneration paid to the unsalaried Official Receivers for the year 1889 were respectively 366 £1,517 and £208. The total amount of remuneration paid to 56 unsalaried Receivers during the financial year 1889-90 was £44,308, and the average amount paid to each Receiver was £791. These are the gross amounts paid, out of which the Official Receivers have to provide office accommodation and clerical staffs. The present number of unsalaried Official Receivers is 46.