§ 23. Sir ALEXANDER SPROTasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will consider the advisability of appointing an additional sheriff-substitute at Hamilton, in view of the large increase in and the congested state of the work of that Court?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Sir John Gilmour)The position with regard to the business in Hamilton Sheriff Court is under consideration. I am unable at present to form an opinion as to the necessity for the course suggested by my hon. and gallant Friend.