§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate if he will state the names and nationality of foreign trawlers observed by the Fishery Board cruisers in the Moray Firth during the year ending 31st December, 1899.
§ *MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYI am informed by the Fishery Board that during the year 1899 their cruisers observed twenty-two Gorman, ten Belgian, eight Danish, five French, four Dutch, and three Norwegian trawlers working in the Moray Firth. Some of these were observed on more than one occasion, while others were seen only once. I cannot give all their names in the answer to a question, but if the hon. Member desires to have them he can apply to the Scottish Office.
MR. GIBSON BOWLES () Lynn RegisWill the hon. Gentleman say what waters the trawlers were found in? Was it not the high sea?
§ *MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYThe hon. Member, if he looks at the question, will find it deals with the Moray Firth.