§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he is aware that the Report of the Sanitary Inspector for Ross and Cromarty, recently issued, shows that the evils arising from overcrowding in certain parts of the Island of Lewis, as described in the Report of the Lewis District Committee submitted to the county council on the 31st July, 1897, still prevails; and will the Secretary for Scotland, with a view to a mitigation of the evil, consider the expediency of taking measures to acquire land in the vicinity of the more congested townships, so that the people may be afforded opportunities for migration?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. GRAHAM MURRAY,) ButeshireThe Report in question also brings out that, whilst overcrowding continues, sanitary matters in Lewis are slowly improving, and that the Lewis District Committee has done much good work since coming into existence. As regards the last part of the Question, the circumstances of the district referred to will be fully considered, along with all others, by the Congested Districts Board.