§ Mr. Garro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can state the approximate date of the completion of the next audit of the accounts of the town council of Aberdeen, under paragraph (4) of the Third Schedule of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929?
§ Mr. ColvilleThe accounts of the town council for 1937–38 were certified by the auditor on the 1st September, 1938, and it is anticipated that the audit of the accounts for 1938–9 will be completed about the same date in 1939.
§ Mr. Garro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will call for a report by the public auditor in respect of the feu of the site in Anderson 1632W Drive South by the town council of Aberdeen to the Ice Rink Company, Limited, with particular regard to the fact that owing to the degree of particularisation of the purposes for which the site was to be utilised other purchasers prepared to pay a higher feu duty for the site were excluded from bidding there for?
§ Mr. ColvilleAs the duties of auditors and of the Secretary of State in regard to the audit of a local authority's accounts are set forth in the Third Schedule to the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929, I should not feel justified in taking the action suggested.