§ MR. FRASER-MACKINTOSH (Inverness-shire)asked the Lord Advocate whether he was aware that from the want of a sufficient number of lighthouses in the Hebrides, grave risks and impediments to navigation occurred; whether representations had been frequently made to the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, as to the necessity for Lighthouses at Rudha Hunish (the northernmost part of Skye), and at Kylekhea, in the Sound of Sleat; and whether Government would take steps to remove these dangers?
§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH (replying for The LORD ADVOCATE) saidI have communicated with the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, who inform me that they cannot trace any application having been made to them for a light at Rudha Hunish, which, in their opinion, is not a suitable position for a lighthouse. One application has been made to them for the lighting of Kyle Rhea—namely, in 1884, and the Commissioners have decided that, while such a light would be useful to the trade navigating the Sound, there were other points on the coasts of Scotland and its Islands where lights and seamarks were more urgently required, and they accordingly are not at present prepared to recommend this expenditure.