§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why there has been delay in the starting of the project to pipe the Monkland Canal at Coat-bridge; if he will give a new starting date; and when he expects the project to be completed.
§ Mr. NobleThe contract documents are not yet ready, but meanwhile the Council are negotiating with the British Waterways Board on terms of acquisi-108W tion and other incidental matters. I have no firm estimate of the starting date, which is unlikely to be for at least four months yet; thereafter the project is expected to need a year to complete.