§ *MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate if he will state how many 268 foreign trawlers, of each nationality, were observed by the Fishery Board cruisers illegally fishing in the Moray Firth during the year ending 31st December, 1900.
*MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYI am informed by the Fishery Board that one Norwegian and three Dutch trawlers were observed by their cruisers illegally fishing in the Moray Firth during the year 1900, and the master was convicted and fined in each case.