§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)asked the Lord Advocate, Whether the boats supplied to fishermen under the Crofters Act are put up to tender, or are given to Fraserburgh and East Coast builders without competition?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. H. A. MACDONALD) (Edinburgh and St. Andrew's Universities)The fishermen are not in any way interfered with in their selection or purchase of boats, nor are any restrictions imposed as to the locality where the boats are to be built or purchased. The fishermen themselves are the best judges of the class and. build of boats, and the places where they can be purchased to the best advantage, and these matters are left entirely in their hands.