§ MR. WEIRTo ask the Lord-Advocate whether he is aware that scholars attending the public schools at Gravir, Lemreway, and Kershader, Island of Lewis, are in the habit of carrying peats to school, regardless of the Order issued some years 603 ago prohibiting this practice; and will he take such steps as he may deem expedient with a view to prevent this Order being allowed to lapse in outlying districts in future.
(Answered by Mr. Scott Dickson.) Nothing has been brought to the notice of the Department to show that the views conveyed in their circular of January, 1894, as to the practice of carrying peats to school, are being disregarded. In view of that circular and the subsequent letter to the school board of Lochs in October, 1902, the matter can be further dealt with only on receipt of specific complaints from parents or other sufficient evidence that the views of the Department on the subject are being disregarded.