§ MR. CALDWELL (Glasgow, St. Rollox)asked the Lord Advocate a Question, of which he had given private Notice, Whether the scheme for the Bell residue fund was laid before and duly considered at a meeting of the Scotch Education Department for approval; if so, the date of the meeting, and what members were present; also, whether the members present had before them, and had read over to them, the scheme and the objection thereto lodged by the Glasgow University authorities; and, whether the scheme and objections had been personally considered by the members present at that meeting?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. H. A. MACDONALD) (Edinburgh and St. Andrew's Universities)I must certainly decline to give any information of anything that took place at the meeting of the Privy Council. The question of calling a special meeting of the Privy Council with reference to education in Scotland is an administrative one, which rests with the Lord President and Vice President. It is not necessary to adopt that in the case of the Bell Institute scheme now lying on the Table of the House. The objections of the different parties to the scheme were laid before the Vice President, and duly considered by him.