§ MR. R. COX (Edinburgh, S)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate will he explain why the office of Lord Ordinary in Exchequer Causes, which became vacant on or about 12th May last, has not been filled, although a Commission appointing a new Judge was shortly thereafter signed; whether he is aware that in consequence much public and private inconvenience has been caused by the impossibility of transacting the business of the Exchequer Court during the summer session; and, what steps will be taken to remedy this state of matters?
§ * THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. GRAHAM MURRAY,) Buteshire,I have to inform my hon. Friend that the delay in completing this appointment was unavoidable, and until he mentioned the subject to me at the end of last week I had no information that any inconvenience had been caused. I am glad to be able to inform him that the difficulty which caused the delay has been got over and that the warrant was sent off last Thursday.