asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health what is the cause of the delay in the revision by the Land Court of rents and bonds due by smallholders in the Highlands?

There has been no delay in dealing with the matter. The work of preparing the requisite schedules of particulars applicable to the individual holdings and communicating with the holders necessarily takes some time, but this preliminary work is being pushed on with all possible despatch.

When may the preliminary investigation be expected to be completed?

A certain number of applications have been sent in to the Land Court, that is to say, in some cases the investigation has been completed. In the others it is being pushed on as fast as possible.