§ Sir M. MacDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that there is no cart road to the township of Fearnss into Baillechuirn on the Island of Raasay and that, as a consequence, crofters have been compelled to leave their crofts and live away from their holdings in houses recently sold by the late owners of the island; and whether he intends to construct this road.
Mr. FraserThe townships of Fearns and Balachuirn are about 5¼ miles apart 751W by road, and save for a stretch of about ½ mile of path into Balachuirn the townships are connected by public road via Inverarish. I am not aware that any holder has been compelled to leave his croft and live away because of the lack of a road into Balachuirn. I am afraid that the cost of constructing a road in place of the path would be prohibitive but if the county council should decide to put any proposal forward my right hon. Friend would be ready to consider it.