§ Mr. WEDGWOODasked the Lord Advocate whether the last Return of deer forests in the crofting counties, showing 2,958,490 acres in forest assessed at £132,041 per annum, was published in 1908; and whether, in view of the increased emigration from Scotland he will cause a more recent Return to be prepared and printed?
§ The LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. Ure)The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The Government are fully alive to the situation referred to by my hon. Friend, but they do not think that the advantage of making a further return after such a short interval since the last would be commensurate to the labour required for it.
§ Mr. WEDGWOODWould the right hon. Gentleman see that we have completed returns giving the names of the owners and the size of the holdings in these deer forests?