HC Deb 14 December 1948 vol 459 c989
2. Mr. Emrys Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what investigations he has made into the conduct of the local police in Skye following the death of a climber on Sgurr Alasdair on 14th September.

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Woodburn)

I have received full reports about this regrettable accident and

Tractor Service expenditure, receipts and nett costs for each financial year from 1939 to 1947 were:
Year Expenditure Receipts Nett Cost
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1939–40 … … 3,076 18 2 104 5 7 2,972 12 7
1940–41 … … 69,100 6 1 31,381 6 4 37,718 19 9
1941–42 … … 197,006 13 2 108,173 16 1 88,832 17 1
1942–43 … … 414,906 5 2 258,824 2 5 156,082 2 9
1943–44 … … 520,953 16 10 398,811 5 6 122,142 11 4
1944–45 … … 566,406 16 2 447,679 11 2 118,727 5 0
1945–46 … … 618,517 16 11 453,229 6 4 165,288 10 7
1946–47 … … 549,559 12 2 351,560 7 0 197,999 5 2
1947–48 … … 627,805 13 1 334,427 8 0 293,378 5 1
Totals … … £3,567,333 17 9 £2,384,191 8 5 £1,183,142 9 4
This expenditure includes certain capital expenditure on new machinery, storage accommodation and equipment amounting to £165,076 over the whole period of which £74,949 was expended in 1947–48 for new machinery. In that year for the first time the D.A.S. paid for all new machinery acquired. In previous years those costs were mainly charged against the M.A.F. account.
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