§ BARON HENRY DE WORMSasked Mr. Attorney General, Whether the statement of the circular of the Liberal Central Office that the payment of travelling expenses of outvoters for boroughs would subject the person making such payment to a penalty of forty shillings is a correct statement of the Law; and, if not, what would be the consequence to the person making such payment of his illegal act?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES)Sir, the Question assumes that the circular contained a certain statement in relation to the law. My information of the contents of the circular is derived from newspaper reports. But assuming that the facts are as stated in the Question of the hon. Member, then the statement of law is correct.