§ MR. WEIRTo ask the Secretary for Scotland in view of the fact that on the 31st March last the arrears of rates in the Island of Lewis amounted to upwards of £9,000, and that there is no prospect of this sum being liquidated in the near future, will he state how it is proposed to continue the administration of the affairs of the island.
(Answered by Mr. Sinclair.) As I have already informed my hon. friend the parish councils have been advised that it is their duty to take the ordinary steps to recover arrears of rates overdue. I appreciate the difficulties of the existing situation, which are engaging my close attention.