§ MR. FRASER-MACKINTOSH (Inverness-shire)asked the Lord Advocate, From what source and under what authority Sheriff Ivory obtained a copy of a telegram from "Macmillan, Portree," to "Mr. Cameron, Reporter, Uig," dated 7th November, 1884, and published on page 21 of Sheriff Ivory's Report to the Commissioners of Supply of Inverness-shire; and, on what authority Mr. Ivory describes the Mr. Cameron in question (a Glasgow newspaper reporter temporarily in Uig on professional business) as one of the leading agitators in Skye, and a person engaged with the crofters in deforcing the police?
THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. B. BALFOUR)&c.) (ClackmannanThe copy of this telegram was obtained from the Post Office officials in Edinburgh, upon a written authority signed by Mr. Macmillan, the sender. I assume that any observations regarding persons made in the Report are founded upon information obtained in the Island, and particularly in the inquiry referred to.