§ SIR JULIAN GOLDSMID (St. Pancras, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the fees paid to the Private Bill Office of the two Houses of Parliament are on an average about £27,000 annually in excess of the cost of the Private Bill Office; and what is done with the balance?
§ SIR H. MAXWELLI believe the figure stated by the hon. Baronet may be taken as approximately correct. The fees on Private Bills go into the Exchequer.