§ Mr. WATTasked the Lord Advocate if he can state in what year the late chairman of the Prisons Commissions reached 219 the age of compulsory retirement; how often was his appointment extended beyond that age, and for how long were these extensions; and whether applications for the position of chairman of that Board were during these extension periods being received by the Scotch Secretary from all parts of Scotland?
§ The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for SCOTLAND (Mr. A. Dewar)The chairman of the Prison Commissioners for Scotland reached the age of retirement in 1907. There have been two extensions, covering a total period of two years and four months, during which various applications for the post were received.