§ SIR J. DEWAR (Inverness)I beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland if he is aware that the crofters at Elgoll, in Skye, applied to the Crofters Commission six years ago for the neighbouring grazing of 1095 Glasnakille as an extension to their holdings; that this application has not yet been disposed of; and will he inquire as to the reason of this delay, and press for a decision on the subject.
§ THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND (Mr. SINCLAIR,) ForfarshireAn application by crofters of Elgoll for enlargement of their holdings, by taking the farm of Glasnakille, was heard by the Crofters Commissioners in May, 1903, and the subjects inspected. Immediately thereafter Mr. Thomson, the proprietor, offered to sell to the Congested Districts Board the crofting township of Elgoll, and the adjoining farm of Glasnakille, so that the Board might deal with the whole subjects, either by migrating crofters and cottars from Elgoll to Glasnakille or by assigning the lands applied for in enlargement of holdings. The Crofters Commission thereupon waited to hear the result of this proposal, and as they did not hear that it was abandoned till November, 1905, they thought that further local inquiry would be needed before disposing of the application, but have not yet been able to hold such inquiry.