§ Mr. CATHCART WASON (Orkney and Shetland)To ask the Lord Advocate if his attention has been called to the deductions made from the wages of labourers who are employed on roads which have been approved and assisted to the extent of 15s. in the pound by the Congested Districts Board.
(Answer.) I am informed by the Congested Districts Board that neither they nor the Government engineer have received any complaints as to deductions made from the wages of labourers employed on roads constructed with 610 their assistance. The usual practice of the Congested Districts Board is to grant three-fourths of the cost of such work, and to stipulate for one-fourth in local contributions. The question is therefore I one between the County Council and their employees, rather than for the Congested Districts Board.—(Scottish Office.)