§ Captain GILMOURasked how long the property of Syre has been administered by the Congested Districts Board; what is the annual value of this property judicially settled by the Crofter Commission; and what arrears of rent and interest have been accumulated on these judicial rents during the period of the administration by the Congested Districts Board?
§ Mr. UREThe Board purchased the property of Syre from the Duke of Sutherland at Whit Sunday, 1901. There was no question of settlement of rent by the Crofters' Commission, as the holdings were not dealt with under the Crofters Act, but sold on the basis of payment by annuities spread over fifty years. An account of the scheme will be found in Appendix No. II. of the Third Report of the Congested Districts Board (1900–01), and the subsequent reports show the amounts payable and paid. Appendix X. to the Twelfth Report shows that the total amount payable for principal and interest to Martinmas, 1909, was £3,577 13s. 6d., while the amount paid was £3,005 5s. 3d.