§ MR. ESSLEMONT (Aberdeen, E.)asked the Lord Advocate, Whether Her Majesty has had under consideration a Memorial from Fraserburgh in regard to assisted emigration on behalf of fishermen and others; and, whether the same assistance will be given to fishermen on the East Coast as has been offered on the West Coast of Scotland?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. H. A. MACDONALD) (Edinburgh and St. Andrew's Universities)The Memorial referred to has received the consideration of Her Majesty's Government; but at present the colonization scheme is necessarily limited to the crofting population of the West Highlands and Islands.