§ MR. BIGGARasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether, having regard to the complaint; by the Highland Commission of procurators fiscal holding other situations, he will be prepared to order that in future no procurator fiscal will accept the office of 1673 bank agent, or factor, or land agent for any landed proprietor?
THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. B. BALFOUR)The views expressed by the Crofters Commission on this subject were before the Government when the discussion raised by the hon. Member for Glasgow (Dr. Cameron) on the 21st of April took place; and I have nothing to add to what I then stated in regard to the principles and considerations with reference to which, in the judgment of the Government, such appointments ought to be made. Along with the Report of the Crofters Commission there ought to be kept in view the very weighty and well-considered Report of the Law Commission, presented to Parliament in 1871.