§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate if he will state the number of board meetings held by the Lunacy Board for Scotland in 1897, 1898, and 1899, respectively; the number of board meetings attended by the chairman in each of these years; and the number of board meetings attended by each of the other unpaid commissioners during the same period.
§ MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYIn 1897 twenty meetings were held by the General Lunacy Board. The chairmanship was changed during the currency of this year. The two unpaid members attended at fifteen meetings respectively. In 1898 twenty-six meetings were held, the chairman being present at twenty-five, and the other unpaid members at sixteen and nineteen meetings respectively. In 1899 twenty-seven meetings were held, the chairman being present at twenty-three, and the other unpaid members at twenty-three and twenty-four meetings respectively. I must add that while these are the numbers of the formal meetings of the Board, they do not nearly represent the amount of work done by the chairman and other unpaid members in connection with lunacy administration.