§ MR. MUNRO-FERGUSON (Leith, &c.)asked the Lord Advocate, Whether the frequently recurring accidents at the Forth Bridge have been duly investigated and reported upon by the Procurators Fiscal of the county to the Law Officers of the Crown; and, if so, whether blame attaches to anyone in connection therewith; and, if any criminal or other proceeding are to be taken?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. H.A. MACDONALD) (Edinburgh and St. Andrew's Universities)All the accidents which have taken place at the Forth Bridge have been investigated at once, either by the Procurator Fiscal of Linlithgowshire or the Procurator Fiscal of Fifeshire, according to the place of the accident. No case has occurred in which there has been any ground for instituting criminal proceedings.