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16 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE BEFORE SELECT COMMITTEE

Mr. John Glass } 22 February 1825.

of the filing of those write, and the searches and the official copies to be produced
in evidence in court.
Do his fees depend at all upon the amount of the sum sought to be recovered? —
No.
Do they depend upon the length of the proceedings? — Yes.
Are his fees greater when a case goes to trial than when judgment goes by default,
and it does not go to trial? — Not in the treasury, they are the same.
He receives a fee of sixpence upon every writ that is issued? — Yes; for the filing
of every writ.
Are all writs filed? — All writs returnable in the King's Bench.
How does Mr. Hanmer pay the clerks which he employs? — By fixed salary.
If the business in the court of King's Bench was diminished, would he be able to
do his business by fewer clerks? — Yes.
How many clerks foes he employ now? — At present he only employs me, as
deputy, and when the business is of that nature that it requires assistance, we
procure it.

Andres Edge, Esquire, called in; and Examined.

Identifier: | JB/004/042/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Date_1	1825-05-04	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	004	Main Headings	lord brougham displayed
Folio number	042	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles	county courts bill / minutes of evidence / taken before the select committee on the / bill / for preventing delays and expenses in the proceedings of county courts, and for the more easy and speedy recovery of small debts, in england and wales
Category	printed material	Number of Pages	36
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	(6-35)
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	1963
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