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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS—continued

(а) £6,000 provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary on aocount of increased rates of payment to medical witnesses as from 16th August, 1948, in accordance with Coroners Inquest Fees Regulations 1948. (б) £5OO provided on main estimates. Additional provision necessary on account of increases in -witnesses' fees as from 16th August, 1948 (Payment of Crown Witnesses Regulations 1948). (c) £lOO provided on main estimates. Additional provision required for grant to widow of deeeased Magistrate. (d) £5,000 provided on main estimates. Owing to changed basis of payment of expenses of civilian Bailiffs, £2,250 previously charged to " Mileage fees paid to Bailiffs " will now be charged to this item. Balance of £750 required as the estimated additional eost of paying civilian Bailiffs on new basis.

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund—continued £ £ £ ; ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued i 1 Subdivision No. 1.—Justice—continued ! "Vi i Inquests i | Other Chargés for and incidentdl to— Fees and expenses, Coroners, medical witnesses, and miscellaneous (additional) Witnesses, allowances to and expenses of (additional) (a) 1,000 (6) 150 1,150 Supreme, Magistrates\ and W ardens' Courts Other Chargés for and incidentdl to — Compassionate grants to dependants of deceased officers (additional) Travelling allowances and expenses : Magistrates and Clerks, &c. (additional) (c) 500 (d) 3,000 Less amount provided on main estimates not required : mileage fees paid to Bailiffs 3,500 2,250 1 1,250 |