§ MR. SCOTT-MONTAGU (Hampshire, New Forest)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he can state how fines levied in Courts of summary jurisdiction are disposed of; and what proportion, if any, is paid to county rates or police funds.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. AKERS-DOUGLAS, Kent, St. Augustine's)Fines imposed by Courts of summary jurisdic- 1062 tion, unless specially appropriated by the Act under which they are imposed or some amending Act, are paid into local funds, i.e., into county or borough funds as the case may be. In London they are paid into the Metropolitan Police Courts Fond. A table appended to the last issue of the Judicial Statistics shows the amounts paid over under this system. In 1903, £144,258 was paid into county, borough, and Police Court funds; £42,886 to the police; £5,628 to the Exchequer; and £25,703 to other persons.
§ MR. SCOTT - MONTAGUCould not a portion of the fines inflicted on motorcar drivers be devoted to abating the dust nuisance?
§ MR. AKERS-DOUGLASreplied in the negative.