æt ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː hˈɪɹɪŋz ɪn kˈɪŋɡʌsi ʌvðə nˈeɪpiɚ kəmˈɪʃən ðə ɹˈɔɪəl kəmˈɪʃən ʌv ˈɪŋkwɚɹi ˌɪntʊ ðə kəndˈɪʃən ʌv kɹˈɔftɚz ænd kˈɑːɾɚz ɪnðə hˈaɪləndz ænd ˈaɪləndz bɹˈuːs ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə sˈiːfiːld ᵻstˈeɪts ænd klˈeɪmd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzðɪ ɛkspɹˈɛs wˈɪʃ ʌvðə lˈeɪt lˈɔːɹd sˈiːfiːld ðæt nˈʌn ʌv hɪz tˈɛnənts ʃˌʊd biː ɹᵻmˈuːvd ɪn kˈæɹiɪŋ ˈaʊt ðɪ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts.
At the 1883 hearings in Kingussie of the Napier Commission (the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Condition of Crofters and Cottars in the Highlands and Islands) Bruce represented the Seafield Estates and claimed that It was the express wish of the late Lord Seafield that none of his tenants should be removed in carrying out [the improvements].