§ 31. Mr. Johnasked the Home Secretary whether he has seen the report of the case of Mr. John Herbert, Troedyrhiw, Bwlchyllan, Cardiganshire, who was fined £1 by Mr. Justice Lawrence at the Cardiganshire Assizes, held at Lam-peter, on 25th January, because he did not respond to his name when the jurors list was called on 23rd January; whether, as Mr. Herbert's absence was due entirely to misunderstanding and ignorance, he will take steps to ascertain whether the misunderstanding could have been avoided if the communication had been made in Welsh; and whether, if that proves to have been the case, he will remit the fine?
§ Sir J. SimonI have no information as to this case, and the matter is not one in which I have any jurisdiction. Provision is made in Section 12 of the Juries Act, 1862, whereby a fine imposed on a juror for non-attendance may be remitted on application being made in proper form to the court by which the fine was imposed.