NEIL MACKINNON, Elgoll—examined.
4305. Sheriff Nicolson.
—How far are you from church at Elgoll ?
— Three miles.
4306. Have you a minister there ?
—Yes, once in the three weeks the minister comes to see us.
4307. Is that the Free Church minister ?
—Yes.
4308. How far are you from a doctor?
—Twelve miles.
4309. That is the doctor here ?
—Yes.
4310. Do the children attend school well?
—Yes ; as best they can.
4311. Are many of them kept from going to school by the want of good clothes?
—The place is out of the way, and not a public place, and they would be ashamed to go to the school with the clothes they have. If they had to go to a public school they could not appear.
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