§ Squadron Leader Flemingasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many lay magistrates were appointed during the year ending 31st July, 1948; and how many of them were women, in the Manchester area.
§ Mr. DaltonNo Justices of the Peace were appointed in Manchester in the year ending 31st July, 1948. Justices of the Peace on the active list in Manchester on 1st January, 1948, numbered 134, of whom 28 were women.