§ MR. FRASER-MACKINTOSH (Invernessshire)I beg to ask the Lord 1728 Advocate if he will state by what authority and at whose instigation a locked gate has been recently placed on Government property across the much-frequented east bank of the Caledonian Canal at Fort Augustus, near to Loch Ness, although the canal banks have been accessible to, and used by, the public ever since its opening 70 years ago; and whether he will order its immediate removal?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. P. B. ROBERTSON,) ButeThe gate in question is situated on private, not on Government property, and presumably has been placed there by the proprietor. The Canal Commissioners have a right of free access to the banks and are at present negotiating with the proprietor to secure that this right is fully given effect to, but I have no power to order a removal of the gate.