Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am advised that the contract services are payments for one or two lawyers that haven't quite become civil servants, but are in the process of becoming civil servants.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Ms. Lee, thank you. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Minister indicated that the funding has been maintained. Would the Minister indicate on how may years the funding has been at that level?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

I am not sure if we have that information with us, Mr. Chairman, but we could probably provide it to the Member subsequently, if that is satisfactory, but we don't have it with us.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Hawkins.

I believe that would be more than satisfactory. I hope Monday will be fine.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Legal aid services, operations expense, total operations expense, $4.149 million.

Turn to page 7-21, registries and court services, operations expense, total operations expense, $10.013 million. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Breakdown for the other expenses please. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, travel and transportation, $1.259 million; materials and supplies, $530,000; purchased services, $282,000; fees and payments, $1.180 million; and other expenses, $441,000. Sorry, fees and payments are $441,000. There are no other expenses in that listing of other expenses. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am missing some numbers out of 3.69 there. I just need confirmation from the Minister, what portion of the travel is on court travel, and could I get the number for fees and payments again, and I am assuming that is for the lawyer's fee as well? Could I get a breakdown there please? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is $996,000 in for court travel in that figure. In the $441,000, that is for the coroner's fair practice office, rental officer.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Ms Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don't want to spend too much time on this, but I see other expenses for $3.6. The Minister indicated $1 million for travel, $535,000 for materials, $282,000 for purchased services, $441,000 for fees and payments, and that doesn't add up to $3.6. We are missing a huge number there, or I have missed a point there.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I may have inadvertently not said it, but I thought I'd said contract services for $1.18 million, which would be the number that I believe Ms. Lee is missing. If I can anticipate her next question, that is judges' salaries and pension makes up the biggest portion of that.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Does that mean that the judges are on contract? I guess they must be on contract, they are not government employees. Thank you. I just answered my own question.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Allen.