HC Deb 06 July 1896 vol 42 cc790-1
MR. WEIR

I beg to ask the Lord Advocate, whether he is aware that in the parish of Lochcarron, Ross-shire, out of 290 ratepayers who are entitled to vote for the Parish Council, 202 are disqualified to vote for the School Board election by reason of their annual rental being less than £4; and whether he proposes to introduce any legislation with a view to remedy this state of things?

*THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. GRAHAM MURRAY,) Buteshire

I have no means of pronouncing as to the accuracy of the statements in the Question of the hon. Member; but a change in the educational franchise, as I understand the hon. Member has already been informed, can be made only by a general enactment, and the Government are not prepared at present to introduce such a Measure.