§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland if he will state the cause of the delay in proceeding with the construction of a landing place at Shader Point, Island of Lewis, for which the Congested Districts Board made a grant some time since.
§ THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND (Mr. SINCLAIR,) ForfarshireOn the 5th January, 190G, the county council made certain proposals for carrying out this work with the aid of a grant offered by the Congested Districts Board on 4th June, 1901, and on 18th January the Board consented. The matter therefore lies with the county and parish councils who have not made any statement as to their action.