MR. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn Regis) (for Mr. HANBURY, Preston)I beg to ask the Attorney General since when it has been the practice to pay to Judges on Circuit a daily allowance of£7 10s. each, and on what authority it is granted, and whether it is also paid to Commissioners; whether lodgings and travelling expenses are provided at either local or public cost; and what is the special ground upon which such extra allowance is granted, and in consideration of what extra expense incurred by the Judges?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir C. RUSSELL,) Hackney, S.The practice has existed since 1884, and the allowance is fixed by Treasury Minute. The same allowance is made to Commissioners going Circuit. The reasons for the arrangement were the increase in the number of Circuits and the desire to make uniform the remuneration of the Common Law and Chancery Judges. A part of the cost of the allowance is met by the Judges having given up their claim to the services of second clerks.