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DI-ARDAOIN, 12mh LATHA DEN T-SAMHAINN 1970 THURSDAY, 12th NOVEMBER 1970 No. 95 Sixpence
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CROITEARAN BABHAIRIA
In the 1969 Annual Report
of the Planet Oil and Mineral
Corporation, made available
to us last week, it is revealed
that the Company which pro¬
posed to build a petro-chemi-
cal feedstock refinery at In¬
vergorden, and which was
welcomed by the H.I.D.B., is
in heavy water financially.
The parent Company,
Planet Oil, reveals a deficit of
nearly five million dollars. Its
investment in unconsolidated
subsidiaries is comprised
principally of 95% ownership
of Grampian Chemicals Ltd.
(Grampian), a ‘foreign’ com¬
pany which has not yet com¬
menced operations.
The Grampian stock was
acquired during 1969 and the
Planet Oil investment in and
advances to Grampian aggre¬
gated nearly two million
dollars at 31st December
1969.
Some $800,000 advances
was made to Grampian at the
beginning of 1970 for engi¬
neering studies. In March of
this year, Planet Oil announ¬
ced that because of exist¬
ing adverse European money
market conditions, the Board
of Directors had decided to
suspend engineering work
which would be preliminary
to the construction of the re¬
finery by Grampian. The Re¬
port says that ‘ there is n»
assurance that the Company
will be able to recover the
entire cost of its investment
in Grampian.’
The liability of Grampian
Chemicals to the parent com¬
pany, Planet Oil, on 31st De¬
cember 1969 was $1,795,274
Other liabilities, including
capital of $240, amount to
$105,913.
An additional advance was
made to Grampian in March
1970 of $800,000 by the par¬
ent Company which, if the
refinery project is discon¬
tinued, will be liable to a fur¬
ther $528,000.
(Continued on page 2)
Dealbhadh is cuil air a
h-uile sealladh de’n duthaich,
’se sin a chuir tuathanaich
bheaga Bhabhairia air ais air
an casan. Nuair a bha buid-
heann bho Choimsean nan
Croiteir thall an sin o chionn
ghoirid rinn iad rannsachadh
mu na ceistean a tha a’laighe
air na tuathanaich thall an
sin oir tha an duthaich gu
math coltach ris a’Ghaidheal-
tachd a thaobh nan ceistean
is nan duilgheasadan a tha
rompa.
Aig a’choinneamh mhiosail
ann an Inbhirnis fhuair an
coimisean ceud-aithisg air
lorgaichean buidheann ran-
nsachaidh a chaidh a null
a’sgrudadh nan duilgheasadan
a tha tighinn air tuathanaich
bheaga an sin agus air na
doighean anns a bheil na
Babhairianaich astrith ri’n cur
ceart. B’e an fheadhainn a
chaidh a null. Mgr. N. Mac-
Asgaill, Mgr. A. ’Ille Easbaig,
buill a’Choimisean, agus Mgr.
D. I. MacCuthais, Runaire
a’Choimisean. Fhuair am
buidheann a mach, ged a bha
gu nadurra eadar-dhealach-
adh mor eadar cuisean ann
am Babhairia is cuisean anns
a’Ghaidhealtachd, gu robh na
ceistean a bha tuiteam air
a’chroiteir gu math coltach
ann an iomadh doigh ri na
ceistean a bha tighinn air an
tuathanach bheag ann am
Babhairia. Mar sin, ghabh am
buidheann uidh mhor as na ardachadh gu ire bhitheadh
leasachaidhean a bha ’gan coimlionta a thaobh beach-
cur fu feum le na Babhairian- dan an latha diugh. Aig an
aich, agus b’e clach steidh aon am, bha na tuathanaich
gach fear, uile-dhealbhadh a air am brosnachadh chum
bha a’toirt fainear de na cum- ceangail comhla airson uidh-
hachdan airgid is dualchais a eaman is innealan a cheann-
bha air ghluasad anns gach ach is uisneachadh, no ead-
roinn duthcha. Bha a bhar- hon leigeil leis na tuathanaich
rachd daoine gach aite mhora na h-uallaich is truime
a’faighinn urram agus coth- a thogail dhiubh. Bha a’-
rom bruidhne mu gach cuis. chreideamh gum bu choir
Cha robh leasachadh airson do’n tuathanach bheag greim
nithean tuathanachais air am a chumail air fhearann, is
feuchainn leotha fhein ach chan e chur bhuaithe, a
air an ceangal a stigh leis churns gum faigheadh e seas-
gach gluasad eile agus mar mhachd agus mar dhoigh
phairt de’n uile dhealbh. anns an steidhichear tuath na
Bha e air a chur a mach duthcha, ’na phriomh thlachd
gur e aon na ceud puingean a do’n Bhuidheann. Thubhairt
dhruidheadh air a’bhuidheann Mgr. Shaw Grant is e
gu robh Riaghaltais Bhabh- a’breithneachadh air a’ cheud
airia de’n treun bheachd gu aithisg seo, “ Tha e folilais-
feumadh iad tuath steid- each gu bheil na doighean a
hichte a chumail anns an tha na Babharianaich a’-
duthaich eadhon anns na pair- cleachdadh a’nochdadh eisim-
tean a bha iomallach is neo- pleirean uiseil dhuinn. Tha
thorrach. Chunnacas nach a’mhor chuid de’n talamh ann
robh moran de na tuathan- am Babhairia leis an tuathan-
achasan beaga, coltach ri ach fhein agus tha e follais-
iomadh croit, mor gu leoir each, an lorg seo, gu bheil
chum chrannchur doigheil a cothroman leudachaidh is
thoirt do na seilbhich- B’e leasachaidh aig an tuathanach
rian na duthcha sin, a reir bheag nach eil aig a’ chroiteir
coltais, obraichean a thoirt a ann an seo. Feumaidh sinn a
stigh a bheireadh cothrom do nis mar Choimisean toisinn
na tuathanaich obair fhaig- air sgrudadh curamach a dh’-
hinn air falbh bho thuathan- fhaicinn mar is fhearr a
achas airson fad na seach- ghabhas riantan Babhairia
dainn no direach pairt di. Bha bhith air an cur gu feum
seo a’toirt cothrom do na chum cuideachadh nan croit-
tuathanaich an crannchur ear ”
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