§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether, having regard to the fact that in the cases of Angus Maclennan, Finlay Mackenzie, and Duncan Macdonald, who were summoned to Dingwall at the instance of Lord Lovelace on a charge of salmon poaching, notice of withdrawal of the summons was only given to the accused after they had travelled 30 miles on foot from their homes to meet the charge, directions will be given that, in future, notification of the withdrawal of proceedings shall be made to accused persons residing in remote districts of the Highlands before the day on which such proceedings are made returnable?
§ MR. J. B. BALFOURI can only refer to the answer which I gave my hon. Friend a few days ago in regard to this case. There must always be a considerable difficulty in communicating with a remote place, where there is no telegraph, and a post only three times a week. I am informed that all practicable 1836 despatch was used, and that the accused were only six or eight miles from their homes when the notice reached them.