§ MR. ALEXANDER M'ARTHURasked Mr. Attorney General, Whether, according to "The Bank Holidays Act, 1871," 34 Vic. c. 17, any business transacted on Easter Monday will be legal?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER,in reply, said, he was informed that the Ballot Act did not refer to Bank Holidays, but only excluded Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and any days set apart for public fast or thanksgiving. It did not appear that Section 3 of the Bank Holidays Act in any way applied to elections.