HC Deb 14 July 1899 vol 74 cc869-70
CAPTAIN SINCLAIR (Forfarshire)

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War what counties or districts he includes in the Highlands of Scotland.

* THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. WYNDHAM,) Dover

Far he it from me to attempt a geographical definition of the Highlands. For the purposes of recruiting the Highlands are considered to be the counties which include the regimental districts of Highland regiments; and these are Aberdeen, Argyll, Banff, Bute, Caithness, Clackmannan, Cromarty, Dumbarton, Elgin, Fife, Forfar, Inverness, Kincardine, Kinross, Nairn, Orkney, Perth, Renfrew, Ross, Stirling, Sutherland, and the Shetland Isles.

* MR. HEDDERNITICK (Wick Burghs)

What becomes of the rest of Scotland?

CAPTAIN SINCLAIR

I thought it necessary to ask this information so as to gauge the value of certain statistics given us yesterday.