§ Mr. WATTasked the Secretary to the Treasury what is the total of the expenses in 1910 and 1911, respectively, for firing, lighting, stationery, etc., in the High Courts of Justice in London; and among how many departments there has this total to be divided?
§ Mr. MASTERMANI would refer the hon. Member to the front page of the Estimates for 1910–11 and 1911–12 of the Supreme Court of Judicature, etc., on which he will see the amounts provided for the services referred to. The Estimates also shew the various Departments or branches of the High Courts of Justice.
§ Mr. WATTasked the Secretary to the Treasury how many of the forty-two writers in the scrivenery department of the High Courts of Justice have less than £120 per annum; and what is the lowest salary paid to any writer of twenty-one years of age or over?
§ Mr. MASTERMANOnly four out of the forty-two writers earn less than £120 per annum. Writers are not paid by salary, but at uniform fixed rates per folio for the amount of work done. The lowest amount earned in this way by the present writers is £85.