§ MR. J. C. BOLTON (Stirling)asked the Lord Advocate, Whether he will arrange that the privilege now enjoyed by solicitors resident in Glasgow of sending by post direct to the Solicitor of the Board of Inland Revenue "deeds for adjudication," without the intervention of an Edinburgh agent, shall be extended to solicitors in all other towns in Scotland?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND (Mr. J. P. B. ROBERTSON) (Bute)(who replied) said, the privilege had already been conceded to four other large towns besides Glasgow; but it could not be extended to all other towns in Scotland without an increased cost for staff. In order to systematize the arrangement, it was necessary to keep forms of schedules, & c, in towns where the concession was made, so as to prevent an undue amount of clerical labour in Edinburgh. If this were to be applied to all towns it would entail increased expense; but if it were shown that any particular town had a ground for coming within the arrangement, by reason of the number of deeds sent up annually for adjudication, the Board of Inland Revenue would be glad to consider the case on a written statement being submitted to them.
§ MR. J. C. BOLTONasked, if the privilege would be extended to the town of Stirling?
§ MR. J. P. B. ROBERTSONsaid, he thought it would be necessary that some specific application should be made in order to entitle the authorities to grant such a request.