§ 34. Mr. MacKENZIE LIVINGSTONEasked the Secretary for Scotland what the position now is regarding the recent land raids in Harris?
§ Sir J. GILMOURSince I gave my reply on this subject a week ago, I have been informed that on Wednesday last the men concerned in the case of Borve Deer Forest had returned home, after placing pegs or small cairns on the ground, and were not in actual occupation of land. I may add for the information of the V Member, of whose interest in this matter I am aware, that, prior to the raids made on Scarristaveg and Borve Deer Forest, the Board of Agriculture had succeeded in securing the settlement of 41 applicants on two farms in Harris, with the co-operation of the proprietors.