§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)To ask the Lord Advocate if he will state whether the roads in Ross-shire, for which the Congested Districts Board made a grant of £1,500 on the 20th June, 1898, are yet finished; and, if not, will he explain the cause of the delay.
(Answer.) I am informed that these roads, which are being constructed by the statutory road authority, are not yet completed. The Congested Districts Board are doing what they can to expedite the construction, and have in one case withdrawn their grant owing to unreasonable delay.—(Scottish Office.)
§ MR. WEIRTo ask the Lord Advocate if he will state the entire amount expended by the Congested Districts Board in the acquisition, adaptation, and disposal of land authorised under Section 5 of The Congested Districts (Scotland) Act, 1897.
(Answer.) To answer the hon. Member's Question precisely would necessitate a minute analysis of all the Board's accounts from its foundation until now; but approximately the amount expended on the purposes named may be taken as exceeding £30,000.—(Scottish Office.)