§ Mr. WEIRasked the Lord Advocate, having regard to the fact that since the introduction of motor traffic local authorities in the Highland crofting counties have had an extra burden placed on them in the matter of road upkeep, can the Secretary for Scotland now see his way to support an application from the Mid-Ross district committee for a Grant in aid of the improvement of the Garve and Ullapool road, out of funds placed at the disposal of the Road Board, established by the Treasury, under the terms of the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, especially bearing in mind that the road between Garve and Ullapool is used for the conveyance of the mails from the South to Ullapool and the Lochbroom districts and constitutes the only means of communication by road with the North-West of Ross-shire?
§ The LORD ADVOCATEUnder the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909, the Treasury are required to consult with the Secretary for Scotland before approving of the construction of a new road in Scotland, but, apart from that provision, the Secretary for Scotland has no powers or duties in regard to roads under that Act.