§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate, whether, with the view of developing the fishing industry on the western mainland of Ross-shire and the Island of Lewis, the Government will consider the advisability of providing light railways, or road trams, for these parts; whether he is aware that the road between Stornoway and Carloway was constructed with a view to its being utilised for a light railway or tram line; and, whether arrangements will be made to carry out this scheme during the coming winter, so that the work can be done at a time when labour is less costly than during the summer months?
§ * THE LORD ADVOCATEAs I have already stated in reply to the hon. Member for Inverness-shire, the Secretary for Scotland proposes to consider the whole subject, but no undertaking can at present be given as to any particular scheme. In the opinion of the Highland Works Engineer, the road now being constructed between Stornoway and Carloway could only be utilised for a light railway or tramway at very great expense.