§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he is aware that great dissatisfaction exists amongst the fishermen of Freswick, Caithness, in consequence of the pier which has been erected there, under the Highlands and Islands Works Act, being practically of no use owing to the shallowness of the basin; will he explain why the plans and specifications that were sanctioned by the Board of Trade have not been carried out; and at whose instance were the modifications made?
§ MR. ANSTRUTHER (St. Andrews Burghs) (for the LORD ADVOCATE)I am not aware that there is great local dissatisfaction at Freswick owing to the shallowness of the basin, but it is true that during the severe storms of winter a quantity of stones have been washed into it. This may be expected to occur frequently, and it will devolve on the County Council to have them removed. The plans and specifications sanctioned by the Board of Trade have been carried out with the single modification that at the request of the fishermen and with the approval of the consulting engineer a stair was substituted for a ladder.