§ MR. WEIR (ROSS and Cromarty)To ask the Secretary for Scotland in view of the fact that the chief contributor to the rates in the island of Lewis has failed to meet the demand for payment made on him, and seeing that there is no pros- 1192 pect of the difficulty being overcome in the near future, will he state whether the local authority has applied to the Local Government Board for Scotland for guidance and assistance; and, if so, will he state the nature of the advice given by the Board.
(Answered by Mr. Sinclair.) I am informed by the Local Government Board that, in reply to communications from the parishes of Barvas, Lochs, and Uig, they telegraphed that the parish councils should take immediate proceedings to recover the outstanding rates.