§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)asked the Lord Advocate, If his attention has been called to the statements of Professor Cossar Ewart in The Scotsman of the 14th of April, regarding the scientific work of the Fishery Board for Scotland; whether the inquiries and investigations of the Board
Go to show that an enormous destruction of young and immature fish of all kinds takes place annually in the territorial waters, and that everything has been done to destroy some of the most productive mussel beds;and, if this is the case, whether the Government are prepared to propose further legislation to prevent these evils?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. H. A. MACDONALD) (Edinburgh and St. Andrew's Universities)My attention has been called to Professor Ewart's words as quoted; and I find that the Professor adds that the inquiries into the matter must proceed much further before any lasting benefit can result from them. It would, therefore, be premature to propose legislation as to the result of an inquiry admittedly incomplete.