§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received from the Banff, Moray and Nairn River Purification Board on the report of the sub-committee on the future organisation of river purifi-
NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery National Gallery of Modern Art National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland National Library of Scotland Royal Scottish Museum 1965–66 … 25,000 20,000 7,500 25,000 8,596 1966–67 … 25,000 20,000 8,500 25,000 29,333 1967–68 … 35,000 20,000 6,500 25,000 18,856 1968–69 … 25,000 20,000 4,500 25,000 18,261 1969–70 … 29,000 23,000 9,000 36,000 21,290 1970–71 … 80,000 72,000 29,000 63,000 44,711 1971–72 … 35,000 72,000 24,000 63,000 44,164 1972–73 … 140,000 72,000 24,000 63,000 44,000 1973–74 … 143,250 76,510 116,300 69,500 48,800 1974–75 (estimate) … 67,450 73,393 12,000 60,500 46,000 In the years in question the total grants, from funds administered by the Director of the Royal Scottish Museum, to local
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Acquisitions (general) to 1972–73 Acquisitions (other than scientific and technological) from 1973–74 Acquisitions (scientific and technological) from 1973–74 Restoration of scientific and technological acquuisitions— from 1947–75 1965–66 … 6,569 — — — 1966–67 … 1,261 — — — 1967–68 … 6,377 — — — 1968–69 … 7,137 — — — 1969–70 … 7,817 — — — 1970–71 … 10,217 — — — 1971–72 … 8,754 — — — 1972–73 … 11,708 — — — 1973–74 … — 16,067 10,938* — 1974–75 (commitments to 30th November 1974) … — 107,562† 12,984 175 * Includes special grant of £10,000. † Includes special grant of £83,125. cation boards; and what reply he has sent.
§ Mr. William RossThe board has asked that the river systems of the Spey, Lossie, Findhorn and Nairn should be in the area of the proposed Dee, Don and Deveron Board, rather than of the proposed Highland Board, and this proposal is to be discussed at an early meeting with them.