asked the Solicitor-General for Scotland if he will shortly be able to return to the managers of the newspaper "Eire" the books containing names and addresses of subscribers to the paper, seized by the police in connection with the recent deportations to Ireland?

It is anticipated that the books referred to will be returned shortly.

Seeing that all possible value to the authorities in detaining these books is now gone, could not the Solicitor-General for Scotland promise that they shall be returned at once?

I understand that they will be returned in the course of a very few days.