HC Deb 20 May 1897 vol 49 c907
MR. J. G. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the names of the cruisers engaged in protecting the interests of line fishermen off the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland respectively?

THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. W. G. E. MACARTNEY,) Antrim, S.

The vessels so employed at present are the Jackel, Daisy, Hearty, Onyx, Leda, Beatrice, and Spanker, off the coast of Great Britain, and the Flora off the coast of Ireland.