§ Mr. O'SHEEasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state, by counties, the amounts payable to each clerk of the Crown and peace and local registering authority for allowances for clerical assistance which make up the sums of £7,600 and £2,425, respectively, mentioned at page 110 of Civil Service Estimates, Class III.; and will he give similar particulars of the payments for personal and travelling expenses to county court judges and others mentioned on the same page under Sub-head C?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe allowances of the several clerks of the Crown and peace and local registering authorities for clerical assistance are determined with reference to the volume of business in their respective countries. I do not think that any useful purpose would be served by furnishing the detailed information suggested in the question, and it is not possible to give similar particulars of payments under Subhead C, inasmuch as they will depend on the amount of travelling which may require to be undertaken by the several officers during the next financial year.
§ Mr. O'SHEEasked the Secretary to the Treasury, with reference to Class III. of Civil Service Estimates for county court officers, Ireland, what are the special circumstances by reason of which the clerks of the Crown and peace for the counties of Antrim, Down, Londonderry, and Mayo receive salaries, as local registering authority, of £300 in the case of Antrim, and £200 in the other cases, while the clerk of the Crown and peace of the county of Tipperary received only £100; and what 2002W are the special circumstances under which the clerks of the Crown and peace for Fermanagh, Kildare, and Roscommon, receive £200 or £150, as the case may be, as the local registering authority, while the clerks of the Crown and peace for Leitrim, Westmeath, and Wicklow, receive only £75 or £50?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe salaries of the several clerks of the Crown and peace and local registering authorities are determined under Section 27 of the County Officers and Courts (Ireland) Act, 1877, and Section 7 of the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, with reference to the volume of business of the united office in the various counties. The salaries specified in the question are so calculated as to provide a proper total remuneration for the work to be done.