§ MR. FRESHFIELDasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether any measure is in contemplation for obviating the inconvenience resulting to the administrators of Justice from the present system of sending the Lords Justices and Judges of the Chancery and Admiralty Divisions on Circuit; and, whether it is intended to rearrange the Circuits for greater convenience and economy of judicial strength?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES), in reply, said, the Lord Chancellor had been in communication with certain Judges, and also with the Law Officers of the Crown, endeavouring to form a scheme by which the Judges would be relieved to some extent from constant absence from town, visiting counties where the business of the Assize was very small. No final decision had been come to in reference to the scheme, but every attention had been paid to it.
§ MR. FRESHFIELDasked if the re-arranging of the Circuits was under consideration?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES)said, the Judges were considering as to what extent further re-arrangements could be made.