§ SIR J. ELLIS (Surrey, Kingston)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he has received from the lessees of the Foyle and Bann Fisheries, from the Conservators of the Coleraine and Londonderry Districts, memorials against the passing of the Salmon Fisheries (Ireland) Amendment Bill; if such Bill has been referred to the Inspectors of Irish Fisheries for their report; if the Inspectors of Irish Fisheries have reported against this Bill; and what steps the Government have taken, or intend to take, to prevent such Bill becoming law, to the detriment and injury of one of the few remaining Irish industries?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURRepresentations against the passing of the Salmon Fisheries (Ireland) Amendment Bill have been received from the several bodies mentioned. The Inspectors of Irish Fisheries are opposed to the Bill.