§ Mr. WEIRasked the Secretary to the Treasury, having regard to the fact that the Road Board have sent a letter to each county council and county borough council in Ireland intimating the amount which they are prepared to allocate towards works of road improvement in Ireland up to 31st March, 1912, as approximately £150,000, will he state whether it was proposed to send a similar letter to county councils in Scotland; and, seeing that the cost of road upkeep in Scotland had been seriously augmented in consequence of the tourist motor traffic, especially in the Highland crofting counties, will the Road Board arrange to give the matter their early attention?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe Road Board sent a letter on the 6th day of January last to the County Councils and Burgh Councils in Scotland intimating the amount which they were prepared to allocate towards works of road improvement in Scotland up to 31st March, 1912.