§ MR. MARK STEWART (Kirkcudbright)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate what franchise qualification is necessary to enable an elector to record his vote at a School Board election?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. P. B. ROBERTSON, Bute)The qualification necessary to entitle anyone to vote at a School Board election is that his name should appear on the latest valuation roll as owner or occupier of lands or heritages of not less than £4 annual 1940 value. In counties, as the valuation is now made up, under 52 & 53 Vic. c. 50, service franchise occupiers of premises of the prescribed value are entered as inhabitant occupiers; and, in my opinion, they are therefore entitled to vote at those School Board elections for which the county valuation rolls furnish the lists of voters.