§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate if he will state the result of the communications which have passed between the Local Government Board and the local authority of the Easter Ross district in regard to the unsatisfactory water supply of Inver village, in the Parish of Tain, Ross-shire.
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. A. GRAHAM MURRAY,) ButeshireI am informed by the Local Government Board that since the hon. Member asked a question on this subject they have been in communication with the local authority of the Easter Ross district of the county. The locality is an exceedingly poor one, and consequently the formation of a special water supply district is quite impracticable; but, on the advice of the Board, measures are being taken to safeguard the existing 1146 wells from surface contamination and other sources of pollution. A new source well, removed from any such risks, has been opened, and pending more elaborate arrangements the opening of further new wells is contemplated under the directions of the sanitary inspector.