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Head 13.-SUPREME COURT

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Head 13.-SUPREME COURT

1 Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

2 Subsistence Allowance (Appeal Judge)

Approved Estimate, 1933.

Estimate, 1934.

226,523

$

$

252,428

200

200

3 Travelling Expenses (Appeal Judge)

400

400

4 Conveyance Allowances

1,020

1,200 (1)

5 Fees to Counsel and Solicitors for prisoners

1,000

3,000

(2)

6 Incidental expenses & incidental expenses of Appeal Judge

750

750

7 Incidental expenses: Watchmen

8,000

12,000

(3)

8 Law Reports

600

600

9 Library

10 Registration of Companies at Shanghai

11 Uniform for messengers

1,000 10,000 400

1,000

10.000 400

Total Other Charges

28,370

Special Expenditure.

12 Halsbury's "Laws of England;" replacement of four sets;

third instalment

Total Special Expenditure

Total Supreme Court

29,550

1,250

1,027

(4)

1,250

1,027

251,143

283,005

NUMBERS.

Personal Emoluments.

1933

1934

Details of the foregoing.

Ι

1

Chief Justice, (£2,600)

44,572

41,600

1

1

Puisne Judge, (£1,850)

31,714

29,600

|} (4)

Ι

Cadet Officer Class I (£1,500 to £1,800 by £50 annually))

26,007

(5)

Appeal Judge, ($3,000)

3,000

3,000

Humanit picnd

1

Registrar, (£1,150 to £1,400 by £50 annually)

24,000

22,400

1

1

Deputy Registrar (£700 to £970 by 2 of £30,

2 of £60 and 3 of £30)..

(4)

15,249

14,711

1

Cadet Officer Class II, (£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50,

1 of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50)..

11,502 (6)

1

Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff:- Class II, (£460 to £560 by £20 annually)

9,514

16,480

Do. Shorthand Allowance to one ..............

180

***

1

Class III, (£250 to £445 by 6 of £15, 2 of £30 and

3 of £15)...

(7)

Do. Shorthand Allowance....

1

1

Confidential Assistant and Stenographer, (£350 to

£470 by £20 annually)..

7,114

180

6,991

6,845

(4)

Carried forward

142,334

172,325

(1) Allowance for one more officer.

(2) For fees payable to Counsel and Solicitors under new

Criminal Appeal provisions.

(3) 1933 provision insufficient. More writs issued.

(4) Higher rate of exchange.

(5) Cadet Officer temporarily acting as Puisne Judge. (6) Cadet Officer acting for Deputy Registrar, on leave. (7) One Class III Officer promoted to Class II.