HC Deb 05 May 1898 vol 57 cc400-1
MR. WEIR

I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether, in view of the fact that the water of the River Nethy, which forms the water supply for the village of Causer, in the Badenoch district of Inverness-shire, is admitted to be polluted, he will suggest to the Inverness County Council the advisability of enforcing the provisions of the Rivers Pollution Prevention Act, with a view to the prevention of the discharge of sewage into the river immediately above the village?

MR. GRAHAM MURRAY

The pollution referred to by the honourable Member is not admitted by the local authorities, and the Secretary for Scotland does not consider that he can carry the matter further.

MR. WEIR

Is the pollution not admitted by the Local Government Board for Scotland?

MR. GRAHAM MURRAY

I have nothing to add to the answer I gave on this subject the other day.