§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)asked the Lord Advocate, Whether it is the case that when vacancies occurred in the Edinburgh and Glasgow centres the Senior Inspector was appointed; and, whether, on a vacancy having occurred in the Aberdeen District, Mr. Jolly, the senior on the list, and eight others have been passed over, and a gentleman who was tenth on the list, and a young man comparatively unknown, appointed?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. H. A. MACDONALD) (Edinburgh and St. Andrew's Universities)I answer the first part in the affirmative. I have, on at least five occasions, answered the second Question, and must adhere to the answers already given.