§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Attorney-General if he wilt provide a breakdown of the costs of the recent trial of Mr. Derry Mainwaring Knight; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe total cost to public funds of an individual trial comprises numerous elements, some of which may be part of the general running costs of the several Government Departments concerned and therefore cannot be ascertained as separate component except as a somewhat arbitrary estimate. So far as regards fees to the legal profession (prosecuting or defending), it is not the practice to publish individual fees, and in any event these cannot be ascertained until after taxation of bills of costs, which has not yet taken place.