§ MR. E. H. PAGETasked Mr. Attorney General, If he will be good enough to inform the House whether the allowance to any person in the employ of another of the necessary time to enable him to record his vote at an election, in his proper district, without deduction from his salary or wages in respect of the time so occupied, is a corrupt practice within the meaning of the Corrupt Practices Act, 1883, unless the same be done with a corrupt motive, and with a view to influencing the vote of such person?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES), in reply, said, that it seemed to him it would be dangerous to attempt to give a definition of what would or would not be a corrupt practice 465 in such a case. Each case would have, as it arose, to be determined on its merits.
§ MR. R. H. PAGETasked, whether, considering the risk which every Liberal or Conservative employer would incur in this matter, the hon. and learned Gentleman would be prepare to introduce an Amendment of the Corrupt Practices Act?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES)said, the Act made no change in this matter; but he was willing to consider the subject.