§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocates whether he is aware that the 330 township of Heast, situated on the shores of Loch Eshort, in the parish of Strath Skye, is absolutely inaccessible by road, and that, although the population of about 90 have to obtain all their supplies from Broadford either by foot passenger or man and horse, vehicles being impracticable, the people have recently been summoned to appear before the Sheriff Court at Broadford on the 17th instant for non-payment of road rates; and can he arrange for warrants not to issue until such times as the people have roads?
MR. GRAHAM MURRAYI am informed that Heast is within 3½ miles of a good public road, from which it is reached by a track, originally constructed at the expense of the Highland Destitution Committee. Three years ago the district committee offered to form this track into a regular road to be maintained out of the rates, but the people both of Heast and of the neighbouring townships refused their consent. I cannot undertake to delay the issue of the warrants.