In view of the need to promote equal and efficient administration of justice and the legal and administrative processes administered by the High Courts of South Africa, what (a) are the reasons for the backlog that is currently being experienced in the office of the Master of the High Court in Pretoria and (b) exactly is the extent of the backlog in the specified office;
(2) Whether his department is taking any steps to address the backlog; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what is the envisaged date of the resolution of the backlog;
(3) What is the average backlog in the offices of the Master of the High Court in the other six provincial divisions?