§ MR. BUCHANAN (Aberdeenshire, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury what are the grounds on which the Commissioners of Woods and Forests have resumed the practice of selling the Crown rights of salmon fishing in Scotland, which had been discontinued since 1888, owing to the strong expression of opinion in Parliament at that time.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. HANBURY,) Pres-738 ton In ordinary cases the Commissioners of Woods invariably decline to sell Crown rights of salmon fishing in Scotland. Sales are made only when there are very exceptional circumstances rendering that course desirable.