MR. MCLEODI beg to ask the Lord Advocate, whether he is aware that the Sheriff of Inverness, Moray and Nairn has for a considerable period refused to sign the necessary papers entitling the Sheriff Clerk of Inverness-shire to draw his emoluments; and, whether the learned Sheriff has stated any reason for his refusal to do so?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATEThe matter referred to by the hon. Member has now been adjusted, and the decision of the Secretary for Scotland has been communicated to the parties concerned. Under the decision the Sheriff Clerk of Inverness-shire is entitled to draw his salary for the year 1895.