§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland, if he will state whether the Fishery Board for Scotland expended the sum of £3,000 provided for in the Estimates for 1894–5 as a grant in aid of piers or quays; and, if so, will he state the names of the works which have been executed and the amount expended on each.
§ SIR G. O. TREVELYANThe sum of £3,000 provided for in the Estimates of the Fishery Board for Scotland for 1894–5 under Special Act of Parliament as a grant in aid of piers or quays, has not yet been expended. These annual grants are transferred to a deposit account on which the Board operate for the, payments required from time to time in respect of harbour works assisted by them. The amounts expended on harbour works during the current financial year are as follows:—Balintore, £250; Broadford, £187; Ness, £127; Collieston, £55. Total £619.
§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland if he will state what has become of the second-hand yacht New Vigilant, purchased by the Fishery Board last year, and converted into a cruiser for the purpose of protecting the fishing grounds on the north-west coasts of Scotland from illegal trawling?
§ SIR G. O. TREVELYANThe fishery cruiser Vigilant has been under repair for damage sustained, but it is expected these repairs will be completed in a few days, when she will resume cruising.