asked the Attorney-General to what extent the salaries of £5,300 per annum paid to county court judges are subject to tax; to what extent these judges receive extra emoluments for living away from home and other expenses; and how far their postage, secretarial assistance, and other services wholly and necessarily incurred while carrying out their public duties, are paid for out of public funds.

The salaries of the county court judges are fully subject to tax as earned income. The judges whose circuits include more than one court are paid travelling expenses, and, were appropriate, subsistence allowances when visiting courts other than the main court on their circuits. They receive no extra emoluments for other expenses. Their official post is franked. They have no secretarial assistance except the services of the court clerks for their court work.