HC Deb 25 June 1903 vol 124 c553
MR. WEIR

I beg to ask the Lord Advocate, having regard to the difficulty experienced in securing the construction of light railways in the Highland crofting counties, and the success attending the use of motor-cars for the conveyance of His Majesty's mails, will he have some inquiry made respecting weight-carrying motor-cars, with a view to the placing of a motor-car on the road between Carloway and Stornoway, and between Ullapool and Garve, for the purpose of assisting the fishing and other industries, as authorised under Section 4, Sub-section (e), of The Congested Districts (Scotland) Act, 1897.

THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND (Mr. SCOTT DICKSON,) Glasgow, Bridgeton

Any applications from the localities interested in the sense suggested by the hon. Member will receive careful investigation, but the suggestion is not a new one, and from the discussion which has already taken place in regard to it, the Secretary for Scotland does not expect it to find favour in the locality.