§ 27. Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary for Scotland whether, in view of the fact that the lime kilns at Loch Eribol situated on the property of the Board of Agriculture were the principal source of lime for the counties of Orkney, Caithness, and Sunderland, as well as for parts of Ross-shire, and in view of the recommendation of the Scottish conference on 1057 agricultural policy that financial assistance should be given by the State for the re-opening of lime kilns, he now proposes to re-open the Loch Eribol lime kilns?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe Board of Agriculture are at present considering the best means of making a general survey of the supplies of lime and of existing and disused lime kilns in the country as recommended by the Agricultural Conference, and pending such survey it is proposed to defer consideration of the question of reopening the Loch Eribol lime kilns.