§ Mr. HAZLETONasked the Chief Secretary if he will state the total number of persons employed under the Land Judge's Department of the Supreme Court of Judicature, and the total of the salaries of such persons; the number and salaries of persons appointed by competitive examination, and the mode of appointment of the rest?
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§ Mr. BIRRELLI am informed that there are eleven officials in the Land Judge's Department, and that their salaries amount to £5,790 a year. Two of them, whose salaries amount to £620 a year, were appointed after competitive examination, while six entered the Service by nomination and qualifying examination before the competitive system was introduced. The remaining three, namely, the two examiners and the assistant examiner, obtained certificates of special qualification from the Civil Service Commissioners when appointed. I understand that nearly all the time of one of the examiners and a considerable portion of the time of the assistant examiner is devoted to Land Commission business in cases in which the Land Judge acts as a Judicial Commissioner, and that some of the other officials transact business of the same kind, in addition to their duties as officers of the Land Judge's Court, but without increased pay.