§ MR. HOZIER (Lanarkshire, S.)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether there is any intention of formally abolishing the office of Director of Chancery for Scotland?
THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. B. BALPODR, Clackmannan, &c.)A Committee in 1889 recommended the abolition of the Directory as a separate office, and the transfer of the establishment to some other Department of the Register House. The Office of Deeds has within the last few months been re-arranged in accordance with the Report of a similar Committee, and consideration of the questions relative to the Chancery Office will now probably be resumed. Many technical details are involved, and legislation will probably be necessary, but I cannot doubt that in the result the office will be abolished.