§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he is aware that the grazings on the southern slope of Ben Wyvis, lying between the hill known as Little Ben Wyvis and the pass of Bailloch Mor, formerly in the occupation of crofters, are being fenced off for the extension of a deer forest; and, seeing that the crofters on the Heights of Strathpeffer have frequently urged that they should be allowed to occupy these lands, will the Secretary for Scotland consider the expediency of introducing an Amendment of The Crofters Act, 1886, so that the Crofters Commission may have power to allocate lands such as those indicated for the benefit of the crofters.
MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYI am given to understand the lands in question form part of the Wyvis Deer Forest. No application from the Heights of Strathpeffer Crofters for enlargement of holdings has reached the Crofters Commission. The Secretary for Scotland is not prepared to introduce legislation as suesested.