§ 30. Sir W. COTTSasked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health whether the piers surveyed in the lochs district of the Lewis at Crossbost and Cromore could now be proceeded with, as the inadequacy of facilities throws a great hardship on the inhabitants where the approach by sea is the only means of getting to their homes?
§ Captain ELLIOTMy Noble Friend regrets that in the present financial circumstances it is not practicable to offer any grant towards the construction of these two piers.