§ MR. M'LARENinquired, Whether the Lord Advocate's attention has been called to the fact that, the local Poor Law authorities in Stromness having unanimously appointed a woman to be In- 650 spector of the Poor for that parish, the Board of Supervision in Edinburgh cancelled the appointment, although the woman had performed all the duties to the entire satisfaction of the parish for several years previously, in place of her father, who nominally held the office, but from the state of his health could not perform the duties; and, to inquire whether there is any Law disqualifying a woman from being appointed to the office of Poor Law Inspector in such a parish as Stromness?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATEsaid, that he was not in possession of the requisite information, but had sent for it; and, if his hon. Friend would repeat the Question on a future day, he hoped he would be able to answer it.