§ 23. Sir R. HAMILTONasked the Lord Advocate whether when expensive plans are required by the Land Court for the consideration of applications for the apportionment of runrig lands, there is any provision by which the expense of providing such plans may not fall on the applicants?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI have been asked to reply. The answer is in the negative. In such cases the initial charge falls, in accordance with the ordinary procedure observed in Courts of Law, upon the applicants, and I do not think that any other rule would be workable.
§ Sir R. HAMILTONDoes not the right hon. Gentleman realise that it is difficult for small crofters to find the necessary sum to prepare these expensive plans?
§ Sir J. GILMOURIt is rather difficult to find any other way of dealing with a problem of this kind.