DR. CAMERONasked the Lord Advocate, Whether, in view of the fact that fictitious books were with impunity used as passports to the special meeting of the Scottish Legal Society recently held in Edinburgh, and the allegations that they are again being issued for fraudulent use at the special meeting ordered by the Registrar to be held in Glasgow, he will take steps to secure the prosecution of any person detected in the attempt to repeat this fraud at the forthcoming meeting?
THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. B.BALFOUR)My hon. Friend may rest assured that I shall use all the powers which the law provides for the punishment of any fraudulent proceedings which can be proved with regard to this Society. At the same time I must point out that it is the duty of the Society itself to take proper precautions against the admission of persons who are not members. Such precautions were taken by order of the Registrar at the special meeting in Edinburgh on the 17th of February last, and I understand that they were quite effectual. There has not yet been sufficient evidence obtained to establish a crime against anyone.