HC Deb 26 July 1923 vol 167 cc750-2W
Mr. J. DAVIES

asked the Attorney-General whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that a non-resident solicitor has been appointed registrar of the Llanrwst County Court, though all the public authorities in the place petitioned for a resident registrar; whether the intention is to prepare the way for linking the Llanrwst office to the Llandudno office; and whether, having regard to the great inconvenience and hardship that would be caused thereby to the inhabitants of Llanrwst and district, he will take steps to prevent the carrying out of such a project?

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL

I am informed that no petition was presented asking that the registrar should be appointed from amongst solicitors resi- dent in Llanrwst. The Judge of Circuit No. 29 has, with the approval of the Lord Chancellor, appointed to the vacant Registrarship the gentleman who, in his opinion and that of his Lordship, was most suitable for the office. No inconvenience or hardship will result to the inhabitants of Llanrwst, nor will facilities heretofore enjoyed by them be curtailed in any way by reason of the fact that the gentleman appointed does not reside in Llanrwst itself. The question of the arrangements to be made in the future for Llanrwst must remain for consideration at a later date, in the light of the circumstances as they then are.