The Care of Habitual Drunkards

tion, in order to their being safely and judiciously dealt with in any legislative enactment which may be necessary upon this subject. The matter, you are aware, has been brought before the Secretary for Scotland, and a Bill in connexion with it has been framed by Mr Charles Morton, W.S., the late Crown Agent for Scotland. The difficulties of which I speak, and which will be brought more prominently before you this evening, are the considerations and precautions which are required in framing any measures with the view of being adopted for the purposes of the Bill which is proposed to be brought before Parliament. Such considerations will be recognised as those attaching to the admission of persons either as voluntary inmates or by committal as compulsory patients. There are responsibilities here which must be taken into account. The next thing is the detention of such persons, whether voluntary