§ MR. FINDLAY (Lanarkshire, N.E.)To ask the Lord-Advocate whether his attention has been drawn to the case of the Cross Keys public house in Mother-well, the certificate for which was in the name of Alfred Ernest Howard, and to the fact that the said certificate holder had granted a trust deed for be hoof of his creditors on or about the month of November of last year, that no transfer of the said certificate to his trustees had been applied for, but that notwithstanding the business had been carried on without interruption up to this date; and whether, in these circumstances and in view of the provisions of the Licensing (Scotland) Act, 1903, he will explain why no action 1047 has been taken by the responsible authorities for this breach of the law.
§ (Answered by Mr. Thomas Shaw.) I have directed inquiries to be made both locally and in regard to the general practice in cases such as those alluded to in the Question, and I shall be glad to answer a further Question upon the subject next week.