§ MR. WATT (Glasgow, College)To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he has yet got from the Scottish Office the desired information about Talbert Pier, Loch Fyne, and, if so, will he communicate it to the House.
(Answered by Mr. Churchill.) The information with which my right hon. friend has furnished me as the result of his inquiries is to the following effect: The pier in question has been let for a considerable time past by the Campbells of Stonefield. The lease expired in May last, when the property was again adver- 1726 tised and the offer of the former lessee accepted. Owing, however, to a difficulty that arose between Mr. Campbell and his tenant, the former decided to make the pier free to the public and he is carrying out certain repairs. Doubts appear to have arisen in the locality as to who is really the owner of the pier, but no authentic information is at present forthcoming on this point.