Note 249 — XVII INAUGURAL LECTURE[234] THE ACADEMICAL STUDY OF THE CIVIL LAW

A marked improvement has, however, taken place since the establishment of the office of the Parliamentary Counsel a few years ago. Many Bills, however, including all those brought in by private members, do not pass through this office, and even those which come from it suffer in point of form in their passage through Parliament. Since 1871, much has been done in the way of consolidating the Statute law. See Essay XIV, ante.