§ MR. WHITLEY (Halifax)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury what were the four cases in which increased fees above the ordinary professional scales were sanctioned for payment to the Law Officers, and what amount was paid in each case; and if he can state the amounts paid in other cases where they exceeded £200 in any individual case.
(Answered by Mr. Victor Cavendish.) None of the fees in the cases to which the Question appears to refer were above the ordinary professional scales. The fees were as follows:—Attorney-General: Venezuelan Claims Arbitration—In all 1,050 guineas, for preparing case and two counter cases, and for brief; refreshers, 50 guineas a day, and fees for consultations. British Guiana Arbitration—Preparing written argument, 500 guineas, and fees for consultations. Solicitor-General: Rex v. Osborn and others—200 guineas; refreshers, 30 guineas a day, and fees for consultations. Rex v. Hooley and Lawson—250 guineas; refreshers, 30 guineas a day, and fees for consultations. It would require a considerable time to furnish an Answer to the last part of the Question, and without going into the particulars of each case in which the total amount may have reached as much as 200 guineas it would afford no useful information. It is believed that there would be very few of such cases.