§ MR. BIRKBECKasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether any fresh appointment, has been made in connection with the office of Inspectors of Fisheries; and, if not, if he would explain the reason; and, whether, before any appointment or appointments are made, he will inform the House what the position and duties will be of any new Inspector or Inspectors, so that it may have an opportunity of considering the best means of making the office as useful as possible both for sea and inland fisheries?
§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT, in reply, said, he had several times stated that it had not been thought necessary to fill up the second place in the Salmon Fishery Inspectorship. The matter was under consideration. When any appointment should be made more useful for the general fisheries, of course it would come under the consideration of Parliament. If the appointment should be before the end of the Session, it would be considered in the ordinary way; but if the appointment was not made before the end of the Session, he thought it ought not to be delayed till next Session in order that it might be considered by Parliament.