§ SIR J. JARDINE (Roxburghshire)I beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland whether he is aware that the medical officer of health for the County of Roxburgh has reported that the drains in the village of Newcastleton are defective and half full of sludge, and that the water drawn from the wells is dangerous to drink; and whether, in the event of the proprietor taking no measures to remedy this state of things, and in view of the risk of typhus and diphtheria, any 1568 public action will be taken by way of precaution.
§ MR. SINCLAIRThe facts, as stated by my hon. friend, have been duly reported and the Local Government Board are in communication with the local authority as to the remedies that should be applied.