§ MR. DILLWYNasked the President of the Board of Trade, Whether he is aware that the 12th section of the Fisheries (Oysters, Crabs, and Lobsters) Bill re-enacts, as regards Prance, an Act of Parliament which has been repealed and was left out of the revised edition of the Statutes?
§ MR. E. STANHOPEYes, Sir, my right hon. Friend is aware of the fact referred to in the Question. And the reason is this—The Fishery Convention of 1839 between England and France was intended to remain in force until the later Convention of 1867 between the same countries came into operation. Unfortunately, difficulties have arisen, and that Convention is not yet in force. In these circumstances, it is proposed that the Act of 1843 which confirmed the first Convention, and which was repealed in 1868, should be temporarily revived until the day when the later Convention actually comes into operation.