MR. BIRKMYRE&c.) (Ayr,I beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland if he can state what steps he has taken to ensure a strict surveillance being maintained over the trawlers within the area of the Firth of Clyde; when he expects the new steam cruiser to be in readiness; 1459 and whether a continuous watch will be maintained on the western seaboard?
THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND (Sir G. TKEVELYAN (Glasgow, Bridgeton)In reply, I can inform the hon. Member that a steam cruiser has recently been purchased by the Fishery Board for superintendence of the fisheries on the West Coast of Scotland in room of the sailing cruiser Vigilant. She is undergoing repairs and alterations to fit her for the Board's service, and these are being pushed forward at Granton as rapidly as possible. This cruiser will be employed on the protection duties of the West Coast.
§ MR. BIRKMYRECan the right hon. Gentleman give any approximate date as to when the vessel will be ready? SIK G. TREVELYAN: The Fishery Board have not named a date.