§ MR. LAMBERT (Devonshire, South Molton)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury if he can state the amount paid in salaries to the Law Officers of the Crown for each financial year since 1895 separating the salaries and fees of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General respectively.
(Answered by Mr. Victor Cavendish.) Amounts paid (1) to the Attorney-General, (2) to the Solicitor-General in respect of salary and fees:—
| 2. | |||
| Salary. | Fees. | Total. | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| 1895–1896 | 6,000 | 691 | 6,691 |
| 1896–1897 | 6,000 | 3,365 | 9,365 |
| 1897–1898 | 6,000 | 4,946* | 10,946 |
| 1898–1899 | 6,000 | 5,844* | 11,844 |
| 1899–1900 | 6,000 | 5,329 | 11,329 |
| 1900–1901 | 6,000 | 693† | 9,341 |
| 2,648‡ | |||
| 1901–1902 | 6,000 | 4,355 | 10,355 |
| 1902–1903 | 6,000 | 3,701 | 9,701 |
| 1903–1904 | 6000 | 7,069§ | 13,069 |
| 1904–1905 | 6,000 | 3,749 | 9,749 |
| *Including fees in the Venezuela Boundary Arbitration | |||
| † Sir R. B. Finlay. | |||
| ‡Right Hon. Sir E. H. Carson | |||
| §Including fees in the Alaska Boundary Arbitration of £2,633 3s. 6d. paid by the Canadian Government |