§ MR. COWAN (Surrey, Guildford)To ask Mr. Attorney-General whether any county or borough official is entitled to ask for any payment from a person appointed to be a justice of the peace therein; and, if so, what is the scale of payments, and for what service.
§ THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL (Sir W. ROBSON,) South ShieldsClerks of the Peace can charge fees for administering oaths to justices on appointment. A fee of £2, to be reduced to 5 shillings in the case of an ex-officio justice, is the amount suggested in the model table recommended by the Home Office, but it is impossible to say what is the fee customarily charged.