§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland if he will state in how many instances the Congested Districts Board have advanced money to crofters to enable them to rebuild their houses; and what security does the Board take in such cases for the recovery of the money advanced.
§ MR. SINCLAIRThe Board have made loans in ninety-four instances to enable crofters to build houses on new crofts formed by proprietors by the subdivision of farms with aid from the Board. The security is the bond prescribed by Section 6 of the Board's Act