§ MR. ANDERSON (Elgin and Nairn)asked the Lord Advocate, Whether the attention of the Government has been called to the great success attending the hatching and rearing of sea fish by the Governments of the United States and Norway; whether the Government are prepared to recommend the establishment of hatching and rearing stations in Scotland, for the purpose of increasing by artificial means the supply of sea fish and lobsters; and, if so, whether he will consider the suitability of the Moray Firth or the Cromarty Firth for such an experimental station; would the cost of such a station with all the necessary appliances exceed £1,000, or some such sum; and, will the Government recommend a Supplementary Vote for this purpose?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. H. A. MACDONALD) (Edinburgh and St. Andrew's Universities)The Government are not at present prepared to extend the grant of £2,000 given to Scotland for scientific purposes in connection with the Scotch Fisheries. It is estimated that a station of the kind indicated would cost from £1,000 to £1,500.