§ MR. FRASER-MACKINTOSH (Inverness-shire)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he is aware that the Procurator Fiscal of the Long Island District of Inverness-shire has been removed by the sole proprietor of North Uist from his residence at Lochmaddy, the seat of the Courts of Justice; is unable to get a suitable house to rent; and has been refused ground in feu to build upon; and whether, having regard to the Report of the Napier Commission of 1884, recommending official residences for those engaged in the administration of justice in remote localities, he can see his way to obviate the present hardships of his subordinate?
§ SIR C. J. PEARSONI have ascertained that the proprietor gave notice to the Procurator Fiscal to remove from the house which he occupied, but that since his removal he has been offered a lease of that house on the same terms as formerly, to endure as long as he holds the office of Fiscal. This offer he has not yet accepted. It is the case that the proprietor has declined to grant him a piece of ground in feu; but the hon. Member will observe that such a grant would not result in the establishment of an official residence. Nor do I read the Report of the Commission in 1884 as recommending such an arrangement in the case of Procurators Fiscal.