§ MR. WEIR (ROSS and Cromarty)To ask the Lord-Advocate if he will state why the report of the medical officer of
| Name of county. | Amount paid to county out of Equivalent grant for 1903–4. | Amount which would have been paid if the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill have been law. | ||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Argyll | 1,931 | 6 | 8 | 1,186 | 11 | 2 |
| Caithness | 664 | 7 | 4 | 405 | 3 | 4 |
| Inverness | 2,039 | 0 | 1 | 1,252 | 14 | 1 |
| Orkney | 573 | 9 | 6 | 352 | 6 | 6 |
| Ross and Cromarty | 1,854 | 6 | 9 | 1,139 | 5 | 1 |
| Sutherland | 631 | 9 | 8 | 387 | 19 | 6 |
| Zetland | 533 | 4 | 11 | 327 | 12 | 3 |
§ health for the parish of Uig, Island of Lewis, is not included with the reports of other medical officers in the current report of the county medical officer of health for Ross and Cromarty.
§ (Answered by Mr. Scolt Dickson.) The report of the medical officer of health of Uig had not been received by the county medical officer of health at the time of his annual report going to press, but in any case the publishing of the parish reports in the county reports is a matter within the discretion of the county medical officer.