§ MR. J. M. ROBERTSON (Northumberland, Tyneside)I beg to ask the Prime Minister whether the Treasury propose to increase the fees for shorthand writing under the Criminal Appeal Act, owing to the dissatisfaction occasioned by the present fees.
§ MR. CHARLES HOBHOUSEPerhaps I may be allowed to answer this Question. I see no sufficient reason for increasing the fees payable for shorthand writing under the Criminal Appeal Act; but in addition to the fees prescribed in the scale, an allowance will be made for travelling and subsistence expenses when a shorthand writer has to be brought from a distance.