§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate, having regard to the fact that the leases of 50 salmon fishings in Scotland expire at Michaelmas next, will he state on what date, and how often, these fishings will be advertised in the public press?
MR. GRAHAM MURRAYI am informed by Her Majesty's Office of Woods and Forests that the Crown salmon fishings, the leases of which expire this year, will be advertised for three successive weeks, commencing about the beginning of June.