HC Deb 13 December 1900 vol 88 cc708-9
MR. WEIR

I beg to ask the Lord Advocate, in view of the inadequate provision made by owners of deer forests for preventing deer destroying the crops of crofters, will the Secretary for Scotland consider the expediency of introducing legislation such as will enable crofters residing in the vicinity of deer forests to obtain certificates of exemption from gun licence in order that they may be enabled to protect their crops from the ravages of deer.

* MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAY

The answer is in the negative.

MR. WEIR

Are the crofters not entitled to attack these brutes which destroy their crops?

[No answer was given.]