§ * SIR WILLIAM WEDDERBURNI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Government proposes to bring forward any Measure for the protection of tenants' improvements in Scotland: and, if so, when such Measure will be introduced, and what will be the nature of its provisions?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.The Measure to which the Question of the hon. Baronet refers applies to Scotland, and will affect the improvements of tenants, but there is no hope in the present state of public business of our being able, as far as we can see, to introduce such a Measure during the present Session.
§ * SIR W. WEDDERBURN,as arising out of that answer, asked the right hon. Gentleman whether, if it were doubtful whether the larger Measure could be brought forward, Her Majesty's Government would introduce a limited Measure dealing with the tenants' improvements of small holders in the north-east of Scotland?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYI frankly admit that even with regard to the small Measure that the hon. Gentleman suggests I do not see much Parliamentary opportunity for passing such a Measure during the present Session, but at the same time I do not think that the piecemeal treatment of the subject would be convenient. ["Hear, hear!"]