§ MR. BRADLAUGHI beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he is aware of the discovery of a bank more than one mile in length in the fairway of the Clyde navigation; whether the depth at that part marked on the Admiralty chart was from 29 to 19 fathoms, and is now reduced by this bank to a depth of from 6⅔ fathoms to 9 fathoms; and if he can state what steps are taken to put an end to such continued pollution?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. P. B. ROBERTSON, Bute)I am informed by the Board of Trade that owing to the position not having been closely surveyed, a bank with less than 6 fathoms has been recently discovered by the Admiralty and the Clyde Lighthouse Trust—a little to the south of Cloch Point—where the Admiralty chart showed deep water. With reference to the last part of the hon. Member's question, I understand that an action is in course of being raised for the purpose of obtaining an interdict against the deposit of dredgings in Loch Long.