§ MR. ESSLEMONT (Aberdeen, E.)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he will inquire if it is the fact that towns in Scotland which are counties in themselves do by special Acts compound with landlords for rates on rentals of £4 and under?
§ * MR. J. P. B. ROBERTSONNone of the Scotch towns are counties in themselves, except in so far as Edinburgh is styled the County of the City of Edinburgh. In several of the burghs there are special Acts having clauses to the effect stated.