HC Deb 13 December 1900 vol 88 cc706-7
MR. WEIR

I beg to ask the Lord Advocate, in view of the fact that the rates payable by Mr. Cameron, schoolmaster, of Ullapool, Ross-shire, were paid on the 13th May, 1899, will he explain why Mr. Cameron was returned as a defaulter and his name removed by Mr. Morrin, the County Assessor, from the Register of Electors for the recent Parliamentary election.

* THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. A. GRAHAM MURRAY,) Buteshire

Mr. Cameron's name was contained in the statutory list of defaulters furnished by the collector of poor rates to the assessor. By that list the assessor is guided in virtue of the statutory enactment to that effect. The usual opportunities of inspecting and appealing against the list of voters drawn up by the assessor were given, but presumably Mr. Cameron failed to observe the omission of his name from the list.