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ON COUNTY COURTS BILL
Mr.
William Villiers
Surtees.
23 March,
1825.
Mr. William Surtees, called in ; and Examined.
WHAT is the office you hold?-Clerk of the jurata in the court of Common Pleas.
From whence do the emoluments of that office arise?- From fees upon the records; upon examining the records.
You mean the records of nisi prius?-Yes.
Thenit depends upon the number of records at nisi prius?-It depends upon the number of the records.
Is there any any other fee?-There is a fee of four-pence a folio on every record of nisi prius.
Therefore the emolument of the office depends on the extent of those records?-It depends upon the business of the court.
Upon that branch of business of the court?-I imagine it does.
Can you inform us in what proportion of the emoluments will be diminished?-I understand about a fourth or fifth. The office is now very much diminished; it is not above 250l. a year; I have known it 400l. or 500l. it depends on the business of the court. When the present Chancellor was there, when I was first appointed, it was 400l. a year.
Do you remember how it was in Sir James Manfield's time?- I cannot say.
Are these fees whether the record comes to trial or not?-Yes.
If the case stops before it comes to the nisi prius record, there is no fee?- There is no fee.
What is your age?- About 44.
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Mercurii, 27degrees die Aprilis, 1825.
LORD VISCOUNT ALTHORP, in the Chair.
—
John
Greathed Harris,
Esq.
27 April,
1825.
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