§ 32. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Attorney-General what allowances, in addition to their salaries, are received for circuit court expenses for judges in England and Wales; and what is his estimate of the cost of the proposal that such allowances shall apply to Scotland.
§ The Attorney-GeneralSince the year 1884, allowances at the rate of £7 10s. a day have been paid to H.M. judges going circuit in England and Wales for every day on which they are necessarily absent from London.
In Scotland, where the circumstances are very different, the allowances for circuit expenses which will be payable if Clause 2 of the Judicial Offices (Salaries, etc.) Bill becomes law in its present form, will be determined from time to time. The annual cost is unlikely to exceed £450.
§ Mr. HughesIs the hon. and learned Gentleman aware that if £7 10s. or anything like it is allowed for Scottish judges coming to Ayr, public opinion will want to know whether they are going to the High Court or to the races?