§ MR. W. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether a gunboat will be sent to Galway Bay and 1221 the adjoining coasts to protect the line fishermen from illegal trawling, and to protect the sailing trawlers from the steam trawlers?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe Inspectors of Fisheries are not aware of any violation of the law having recently taken place in Galway Bay by steam trawlers. There appears to be no necessity, therefore, to make application to the Admiralty for the services of a gunboat as suggested.