B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1948

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PRISONS— continued

(a) Provision made for increased rate of payment to jurors and witnesses. (b) Provision made for increased rate of payment to jurors.

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VOTE—JUSTICE AND PRISONS —continued TQ4.fi—4-7 1947-48. Subdivision No. I —Justice —continued Voted. Expended. Criminal Prosecutions—continued £ , £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued Jurors, payment to and expenses of, under the Juries Act, 1908 (a) 12,000 8,000 8,992 Witnesses, expenses of (a) 6,750 6,000 6,183 Total 24,100 18,800 20,374 Justice: Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Annotation of statutes 750 750 224 Expenses under — Juries Act, 1908: Civil juries (part recoverable) (b) 5,300 3,000 4,036 Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 (part recoverable) 2,800 2,500 2,837 Grant in aid of Judges' Library, Wellington.. 200 150 150 Law books for Judges' Library 100 100 130 Maintenance of Court grounds and offices .. 1,300 1,500 1,132 Office expenses 4,500 4,500 4,438 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites 400 400 322 Overtime and meal allowances 500 400 665 Payments to Post and Telegraph. Department 7,000 5,800 7,398 Printing and stationery 3,200 3,000 3,214 Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation 5 5 Refund of fines and costs 50 30 62 Renewal of wharf at Rotoroa Island 1,800 Transfer and removal expenses 15 10 14 Travelling allowances and expenses 200 250 66 Contingencies 10 10 Purchase of property at Whangarei 1,850 " 1,714 Total 28,130 24,255 26,402 Registrar-General's Office Other Salaries 70 (£125 to £1,000) 22,300 21,571 22,033