CLASS III.-continued.

VOTE 15.

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, AND OTHER LEGAL DEPARTMENTS

IN IRELAND.

ACCOUNT of the Sum Expended, compared with the Sum Granted, to pay such of the Salaries and Expenses of the SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, and of certain other LEGAL DEPARTMENTS IN IRELAND, as are not charged on the Consolidated Fund, in the Year ended 31st March 1906, showing the Surplus or Deficit upon each Sub-Head of the Vote.

CLASS III.-continued.

VOTE 15.-SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, AND OTHER LEGAL DEPARTMENTS
IN IRELAND-continued.

EXPLANATION of the Causes of Variation between Expenditure and Grant.

A.-Saving. Due to changes in the Staff through death and retirement, new appointments being made at initial Salaries.

B.-Expenditure under this Sub-Head, depending as it does, to a great extent, on the volume of business done in the Courts, cannot be closely estimated. The increase upon the previous year's Expenditure was not so great as was anticipated.

C.-Excess.-Due (a) to amount paid for Postage in the Local Registration of Title Office; (b) travelling expenses of the Registrar of Titles and one of his Officers in connection with the Land Registry Committee, London.

E.-Saving. Cannot be closely Estimated.

F. The abolition of three First Class Clerkships, and the substitution of Staff Officers; promotions and appointments at minimum salaries.

G, H.-Approximate estimates.

I.—Deficiency was caused by the diminished number of estates sold in the Land Judge's Court. The receipts from Bankruptcy show a slight falling off.

CLASS III continued.

VOTE 15. SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, AND OTHER LEGAL DEPARTMENTS
IN IRELAND-continued.

The Surplus of 2,8127. 6s. 6d., shown on the Account of the Vote "Supreme Court of Judicature, and other Legal Departments in Ireland," for the year ended 31 March 1905 has been surrendered.

I certify that this Account has been examined under my directions, and is correct.

Examined,

H. J. Bidwell.

John A. Kempe, Comptroller and Auditor General.

CLASS III.-continued.

VOTE 15.

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, AND OTHER LEGAL
DEPARTMENTS IN IRELAND.

REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL.

1. EXPENDITURE in excess of the Estimate has taken place under Sub-Head C. 2. The Amount to be Surrendered is, as shown by the Account, 1,644l. 78. 5d.

Excess.

Surplus.

EXTRA RECEIPTS, payable to EXCHEQUER.

3. It appears, from a statement furnished to me by the Inland Revenue Depart- Fee Stamps. Iment, that the following amounts were received in that Department during the year

for Fee, &c., Stamps, in connection with this Vote:

£. 8. d.

£58,039 8 9

John A. Kempe,

Comptroller and Auditor General.

27.

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VOTE 16.

IRISH LAND COMMISSION.

ACCOUNT of the Sum Expended, compared with the Sum Granted, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the IRISH LAND COMMISSION in the year ended 31st March 1906, showing the Surplus or Deficit upon each Sub-Head of the Vote.