28 April –Napier Commission delivers theReport of Her Majesty's Commissioners of Inquiry Into the Condition of the Crofters and Cottars in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.[2]
18 November – Crofters War:Royal Marines and police arrive in naval ships atUig, Skye, following an unsuccessful attempt to evict tenants engaging in arent strike against Major William Fraser, owner of the Kilmuir Estate andUig Tower.[8]
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