lii 
Ninth Annual Reyort of the 
Of the iustalments paid £5, 15s. 6d. represents t^e net sum 
realised by the sale of a boat seized by the Bjard for non-pay- 
lueat of instalments in December 1889. 
Loch Carkon District. 
Locli Carron No applications were received in this district for loans during 
difcuict. ijjgfj year, and no loans have been carried out in the district since the 
Crofters Act came into operation. 
Fort- William District. 
Fort-William Last year Fort- William district furnished only one application 
diptnct. ^ Jq^^ ivom. 6 persons, the amount asked being £30 ; but it 
was withdrawn. The only loan granted, amounting to £34, was 
carried out. 
Campbeltown District. 
Campbeltown No applications were received from this district during last 
distiict. ygar ; and no loans have yet been granted. 
Kiiniber and 
amount of 
lor.ns com- 
pleted, total 
repayments, 
and number 
and amount 
of arrears. 
Instalments 
due and paid. 
Proceeding!? 
taken against 
defaulters. 
Appendix H is a return showing the number of loans carried 
out in each crofting fishery district, the amount paid over, and 
the total repayments from the date on which the Crofters Holdings 
(Scotland) Act, 1886, was given effect to, till 31st December 1890, 
together with the number and amount of loans in arrear. 
From this return it will be seen that of instalments amounting 
to £9014, 6s. lid. which have fallen due, £5960, 15s. 2d. has been 
paid, and £3053, lis. 9d. is in arrear. In addition, £4, Is. 3d. 
has been received, which was not due till 1891. 
The Board greatly regret that there is such a large amount of 
arrears to be reported. Every endeavour has been made, both by 
taking legal proceedings and otherwise, to reduce them, especially 
in cases where the Board had reason to believe that the bur- 
rowers were in a position to pay the instalments of the loans as 
they fell due, but unfortunately with the result that very little 
money has been recovered, while there have been incurred heavy 
legal expenses, which in many cases the Board have had to pay. 
