HC Deb 24 February 1898 vol 53 c1523
MR. HEDDERWICK

I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he is aware that the Moray Firth Fisheries' Association have recently subscribed to charter a steamer to patrol the Moray Firth for the detection and prevention of breaches of the law by trawlers; and whether it is proper that the maintenance of the public law should be left thus to private enterprise?

THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. GRAHAM MURRAY,) Buteshire

The fact stated in the first part of the hon. Member's question is, I understand, accurate, but so far as I know she has failed to detect any British trawler fishing within the prescribed area. I cannot admit the assumption conveyed in the last part of the question.

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