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Class 11. ♦

LAW AND JUSTICE. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending the 30th June, 1876, to defray the Salaries, Allowances, and Expenses of the Departments of LAW AND JUSTICE.

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1875-76. 1874-75. ote Department of Justice ... ... £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,175 0 0 1,168 0 0 n Crown Law Office 2,160 0 0 1,160 0 0 19 Supreme Court ... 7,280 0 0 7,275 0 0 J> District Courts ... 5,090 0 0 5,710 0 0 19 Eesident Magistrates' Courts 21,455 17 0 20,281 2 0 J> Petty Sessions Courts 100 0 0 350 0 0 99 Criminal Prosecutions, Witnesses and Jurors 6,000 0 0 6,500 0 0 II " Coroners Act, 1867 " 1,800 0 0 1,200 0 0 1, " Lunatics Act, 1868 " 500 0 0 400 0 0 H Contingencies ... 1,600 0 0 1,500 0 0 Total—Couets of Law, &c. ... 47,166 17 0 45,544 2 0 )> Land Transfer Department... 9,300 0 0 8,825 0 0 ft Deeds Eegistry ... 9,255 0 0 8,530 0 0 TOTAL OF CLASS II. ... 65,721 17 0 12,899 2 0 Item. 18 5-76. 1874-75. VOTE No. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Depabtment of Justice — Under Secretary Chief Clerk (also Eegistrar of Patents £40) Eecord Clerk Clerk ... Messenger 500 0 0 285 0 0 240 0 0 150 0 0 500 0 285 0 210 0 0 0 0 143 0 0 Total—Vote No. 1,175 0 0 1,168 0 0 VOTE No. Ceown Law Office — Attorney-General (also £1,000 under " AttorGeneral's Act, 1866 ") Solicitor-General Assistant Law Officer Clerk ... Cadet ... Legal Assistance, Bill Drafting &c. 1000 0 500 0 200 0 GO 0 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 700 0 200 0 GO 0 0 0 0 0 Total—Vote No. 2,160 0 0 1,160 0 0 Carried forward 3,335 0 0