§ Mr. WEIRasked the Lord Advocate, in view of the amount of the rates in the parishes in the Highland crofting counties, will he give a list of all such parishes in which the rates exceed 10s. in the pound, indicating the rate for each parish?
§ Mr. UREThe following list gives the information desired by my hon. Friend for the year 1907–8, the last for which it is at present available:—
County Parish Total Parochial Rates per £of Net Rental Total County Rates per £ of Assessable Rental Total (1907–8) Owners. Occupiers. Owners. Occupiers. s. d. s. d. d. d. s. d. Inverness … Barra 5 3 7 0 14.031 10.085 14 3.116 Harris 3 10 4 6 14.531 10.585 10 5.116 Uist, North 4 0½ 4 5½ 18.656 14.710 11 3.366 "South 4 3 4 10 14.031 10.085 11 1.116 Ross and Cromarty … Barvas 6 4 8 8 18.064 15.063 17 9.127 Lochs 6 2 7 0 18.064 15.063 15 11.127 Stornaway (landward) 3 10½ 4 1¾ 18.064 15.063 10 9.377 Uig 6 5 7 1 18.064 15.063 16 3.127 Zetland … Delting 4 4 5 4 10.000 8.250 11 2.250 Nesting 4 6 4 6 12.250 10.500 10 10.750 Sandsting 4 2 4 6 15.750 14.000 11 1.750 Walls and Sandness 4 11 5 8½ 10.500 8.750 12 2.750