§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate if he will state whether any tenders were received in response to the specification, dated 20th March 1897, and issued by the Fishery Board for Scotland, for a new fishery cruiser which was to be delivered to the Board on or before the 1st July 1897; and, if so, will he state the names of the firms who tendered?
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATEI am unable at present to give the names of the firms who tendered, because, so far as I am aware, the matter referred to is still under negotiation.