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1	through the Department of Parole and Probation, has
2	assumed this responsibility. In some of the larger
3	counties, such as Prince George's County, you v?ill find
4	Probation Departments supported by both local funds and
5	State funds. Such diverse arrangements have no justifica-
6	tion in financial equity or efficiency."
7	Of course, earlier in this statement I proposed
8	that all of the State offices and their supporting services
9	which would include Probation, should be supported by the
10	State.
11	"Many of the ancillary offices of the Courts
12	are financed from fees. Such systems violate all recognize
13	sound budgetary precepts. Whatever positions and offices
14	are required for the efficient conduct of the Courts, and
15	allied services should be budgeted from General Funds;
16	whatever revenues are generated from these offices should
17	be included in the budget as a general fund revenue item."
18	Again, in making 'this recommendation, it is not
19	made in the interest of simply shifting costs to the State,
20	because there are a number of revenues generated by the
21	Courts through the Sheriff's Office, in particular, and in