§ MR. WEIRTo ask the Secretary for Scotland whether he has received a letter from several cottars resident at Upper Bayble, Island of Lewis, expressing their willingness to transfer themselves to the mainland provided that the Congested Districts Board arrange reasonable aid for their settlement; and will he state at what part of the mainland it is proposed to establish this new settlement; and will the Board consider the expediency of making the conditions of migration known throughout the island by means of posters in the different townships.
(Answered by Mr. Sinclair.) I have received a letter from several persons living at Upper Bayble stating that the Landward Committee had not made known to them the proposals of the Congested Districts Board for the migration of Lewis men to the mainlands of Scotland, and further inquiries are being made into the matter.