HC Deb 10 August 1894 vol 28 cc564-5
MR. WEIR

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the Dalmore shooting range, near Invergordon, Ross-shire, formerly rented by the 1st Volunteer Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, is still closed; if so, by whose authority and for what reason was it closed; and whether, if the Dalmore range is not available by the Volunteers of the district, any steps have been taken to provide another range for their use; and, if so, at what stage are the negotiations?

MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

Dalmore rifle range was closed by the proprietor on the 25th of April last. The reason given by him for closing the range was that the use of it interfered with his farm, and that the land was being converted into golf links. A new range has been proposed, and its construction approved, at Alness, in Ross-shire.