HC Deb 05 May 1898 vol 57 c382
MR. PICKERSGILL (Bethnal Green, S. W.)

I beg to ask the Lord Advocate how many persons discharged from local prisons in Scotland during the year ended 31st March, 1897, received a gratuity of £2?

THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. GRAHAM MURRAY,) Buteshire

I am informed by the Prison Commissioners for Scotland that one prisoner received a gratuity of £2 in the year ended the 31st March, 1897.