§ MR. WEIR (ROSS and Cromarty)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate, as representing the Secretary for Scotland, whether he is aware that a Return recently published shows that 117 applications have been made to the Stornoway parish council for allotments since 15th May, 1895, under Section 20 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1891; and, seeing that the whole of these applications have been refused, will he explain the cause.
*MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYI am informed by the clerk to the parish council of Stornoway that the applications for allotments referred to by the hon. Member were refused on account of the proprietors not consenting to grant the land for that purpose. I also understand that the parish council made no application to the county council for compulsory powers.