§ MR. PIRIE (Aberdeenshire, N.)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether, seeing that the establishment of a Police Gazette for Scotland has been strongly recommended by former inspectors of constabulary for Scotland, as also by the officer at present holding that appointment, steps will be taken to carry out this recommendation.
§ * THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. A. GRAHAM MURRAY,) ButeshireI understand, upon inquiry, that the English. Police Gazette publishes all the criminal information of importance which it at present receives from Scottish police forces; and that this Gazette is circulated to the majority, if not to all, of the police forces in Scotland. The Secretary for Scotland considers that this sufficiently meets the requirements of the Scottish police service, at all events until the English Police Gazette is no longer available for the insertion of Scottish information regarding criminals.