§ DR. MACGREGOR (Inverness-shire)I beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland whether, in view of the destruction of the fisheries caused by trawlers within the three-mile limit on the coast of Barra and other parts of the Hebrides, anything further can be done to protect them?
§ SIR G. TREVELYANAs the hon. Member is aware, a new steam cruiser has quite recently been supplied for the services of the Fishery Board, with special regard to the protection of the fisheries on the West Coast of Scotland, and is already actively at work. The Fishery Board has now at its disposal an Admiralty steam cruiser on the east coast, and one of their own on the west coast, with additional assistance from the Admiralty during certain seasons of the year, which is most useful. Considering that in the matter of protection of the fisheries out of Treasury funds Scotland is now in a position of exceptional advantage, I cannot hold out the prospect of further action in this direction at present.