§ CAPTAIN PIRIE (Aberdeen, N.)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he can state particulars of the contract for the Scottish Fishery Board as to the cruiser and the packet boat; where are these boats being built; and what is their cost?
§ THE LORD ADVOCATEThe larger of the new cruisers to be acquired by the Fishery Board is being built by Messrs. John Reid and Co., Ltd., Whiteinch, Glasgow, for the sum of £7,000, and is to be delivered in about five months from this date. The packet boat is being constructed by Messrs. Lobnitz and Co., of Renfrew, at a cost of £2,350, and is expected to be ready in three or four months from this date.