§ MR. BUCHANANI beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether his attention has been directed to the frequent infraction of the by-laws of the Scotch Fishery Board, particularly with regard to the prohibition of trawling; and, whether the Government will take steps to provide a more efficient system of sea police and a larger number of fast vessels for that purpose?
§ * THE LORD ADVOCATE (Sir CHARLES PEARSON,) Edinburgh and St. Andrew's UniversitiesThe Secretary for Scotland is aware that the attention of the late Government was frequently directed to the infraction of the by-laws of the Fishery Board, but the replies in this House by the Right hon. Member the late Secretary for Scotland were to the effect that the cruisers at the disposal of the Fishery Board, along with the assistance so frequently rendered by the Admiralty, seemed sufficient for the reasonable protection of the Scottish Fisheries. The Secretary for Scotland does not, therefore, propose at present to suggest any alteration in the existing system.