§ DR. CAMERON (Glasgow, College)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether it is true that the firm of which the Procurator Fiscal of Tobermory is a member are law agents for several landed pro-prietors in the district, and are at present acting for two or more of these in civil processes against crofters on their estates; and whether, taking into consideration his answer to the Member for Inverness-shire on the 16th of July last, and his declaration that he approved of the action of the Sheriff of that county in instructing a firm of solicitors, of which the local Procurator Fiscal was a member, that it was undesirable that they should act in such cases, he will take steps to have the same rule adopted in Argyleshire?
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. P. B. ROBERTSON, Bute)I find that the Procurator Fiscal's firm have for many years acted as agents for some proprietors in Mull, and recently appeared for them in. applications before the Crofter Commission; but I have no information to show that they are acting in processes against crofters, as is stated in the question, and as was the ground of complaint in the case last year to which the hon. Member refers. I have, however, thought it right to communicate with the Sheriff on. the subject.