HC Deb 14 July 1896 vol 42 cc1428-9
MR. J. W. CROMBIE (Kincardineshire)

I beg to ask the Lord Advocate, whether copies of the Valuation Rolls of the Scotch counties are kept at the Scotch Office, and if they are accessible to Members; and, whether he will endeavour to arrange with the proper authorities that copies of these Valuation Rolls of the current year be kept in the Library of the House?

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

A few years ago the Secretary for Scotland made inquiry with the view of having these Valuation Rolls supplied to the Scotch Office, but it was found that many of them were not printed and from one cause or another it was practically impossible to carry out the idea to the full extent. There is consequently no set of the Valuation Rolls at Dover House. The same difficulties naturally present themselves in regard to the suggestion made in the second part of the Question and though personally I cannot speak for the Library authorities of the House, do not for the reasons given, see my way to suggest such a course.