§ MR. LAMONTsaid, he wished to ask the Lord Advocate, Whether he intends to bring in a Bill to repeal or to modify the Act of last Session which legalized Trawling for Herrings in the West of Scotland?
THE LORD ADVOCATEsaid, in reply, that the Herring Fishery (Scotland) Act 1867, was passed in accordance with recommendations of the Royal Commissions of 1863 and 1866. The official information which had reached him as to the working of the Act was favourable, both as regarded the quantity of fish taken and as to the cessation of those acts of violence which had frequently resulted from the enforcement of the prohibitions against trawling. He had therefore no intention of introducing a measure to repeal the Act of last Session.