§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for Air how many stations from which daily observations of weather conditions are reported are stationed in Scotland; how these are distributed regionally; and whether he has any statement to make on the subject?
Captain BalfourDaily observations of weather conditions were received regularly during the year 1938 from 87 stations in Scotland. Seventeen of these stations are situated in the Meteorological district known as North Scotland, 40 in East Scotland and 30 in West Scotland. During 1938 monthly summaries were published of the observations from 79 of these stations and this number will be increased to 83 as from January of this year.