§ MR. MARJORIBANKS (Berwickshire)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he will consent to the appointment of a Royal Commission, or of a Select Committee of the House of Commons, to inquire into the general efficiency and working of the Tweed Acts of 1857 and 1859, and into any grievances arising from the operation of the said Acts?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)The Government do not think it necessary to appoint either a Royal Commission or a Select Committee to inquire into the working of the Tweed Acts of 1857 and 1859, as the whole subject will be dealt with in the forthcoming Salmon Fisheries Bill. In order to give the right hon. Gentleman and the House full information as to the substance and matter of the Bill, the Government propose to lay it on the Table of Parliament before the close of this present Session.
§ MR. MARJORIBANKSIs it the intention of the Government to include the Tweed under the general laws of the country, instead of being governed by its own Acts?
§ MR. W. H. SMITHThe right hon. Gentleman asks a Question on which I can give him no accurate information. If he will repeat it on a future day I will give him the information he desires.