GENERAL SIR GEORGE BALFOUEasked the Lord Advocate, If he will cause a thoroughly good digest to be made in the ensuing Recess of all the many Laws and guiding regulations relating to all fisheries, sea and fresh water, also about the Fishery Board, with useful indexes by subjects and in alphabetical arrangement?
THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. B. BALFOUR)I am afraid I cannot undertake to cause so large and important a literary work to be prepared in my own Department during the Recess. There already exists, in a convenient form, a compilation of the Herring and Sea Fishery Acts, prepared by the present Fishery Board, showing what Acts are repealed and what are still in force. If we are enabled to pass the Fishery Board Bill, and establish the new Board, that Board will naturally address itself to the preparation of such a digest of the Fishery Laws as my hon. and gallant Friend desires.
GENERAL SIR GEORGE BALFOUEI would ask, in the event of the Fishery 955 Board Bill not being passed, whether the right hon. and learned Gentleman will undertake to make a digest?