§ 62. Mr. John MacLeodasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what modern snow-clearing equipment his Department has stationed in the Highland area to deal with severe snowstorms.
§ Mr. MolsonThe Ministry-owned snow clearing equipment stationed in the eleven northerly counties for use primarily on trunk roads, is as follows:
Mack lorries fitted highwing snow ploughs 14 Heavy ploughs not fitted to lorries 1 Bulldozers 2 Smaller ploughs 40 The counties provide additional equipment themselves for non-trunk roads.