ORDNANCE SURVEY OF SCOTLAND. 371 



upwards of 50 years must elapse before the map of Scotland can be com- 

 pleted. 



" It is to this point that we specially call your Lordship's attention. 

 " The people of Scotland naturally feel that they are entitled to equal justice 

 with the inhabitants of any part of the United Kingdom, in respect to a work 

 on which, as a basis, all improvements in agricultural, engineering and mi- 

 ning affairs are so intimately dependent. Under this feeling, and Avith a 

 strong sense of the value and importance of this work to all interests in their 

 country, they cannot but observe that whilst the map of Scotland has thus 

 been almost in abeyance, and that 66,000/. only has been expended on it 

 during the present century, Ireland actually obtained a complete survey and 

 map in the space of 20 years, and at an expenditure of 820,000/. sterling. 



" Documents, a table and references to parliamentary data are annexed, to 

 sustain our statement, and to enable your Lordship to see what amount of 

 expenditure will suffice to bring Scotland into a position which has been long 

 ago attained by even small and poor states on the Continent. 



" We, therefore, implore your Lordship, and Her Majesty's Government, 

 to endeavour to obtain from the Parliament an annual grant, adequate, if 

 possible, to the completion of this map within the next 10 years, for we are 

 confident that the appeal v/e have ventured to make is in unison with the 

 earnest wishes of all classes of the people of Scotland. 

 " We have the honour to be, 



" My Lord, 

 " Your Lordship's most obedient Servants, 

 (Signed) " Argyll. 



Breadalbane. 

 David Brewster. 

 Roderick I. Murciiison. 

 James Forbes." 



The Memorial to Lord John Russell was backed in the following manner 

 by the undermentioned proprietors, and would have been supported by many 

 more had it been circulated after it obtained their signatures: "We, the under- 

 signed proprietors in Scotland, do cordially approve of the annexed appeal of 

 the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and beg to express 

 our earnest hope that Her Majesty's Government will accede to the veiy 

 reasonable request which is loudly called for by all persons in North Britain : — 



(Signed) " Richmond. 



Eglinton and Winton. 



F. F. Hamilton. 



Wm. Alex. Alexander. 



Cawdor. 



John Hall, of Dunglass. 



G. Grant Suttie, of Preston Grange. 



MiNTO. 



W. Gibson Craig. 

 Buccleuch, &c. 

 roxburghe." 



Sir Roderick Murchison, as convener of the above-mentioned Com- 

 mittee of the British Association, reports, that a Committee of the House of 

 Commons having adopted the views advocated by the British Association, 

 the Parliament has since granted the sum of £25,000 per annum for the exe- 



