§ MR. KEIR HARDIEI beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether the sublease entered into between the Fishery Board and Dr. Fullerton, in regard to the Clyde mussel beds, was submitted to the town councils of Greenock and Port Glasgow for their approval before being signed; and, if so, upon what date did this take place.
I beg also to ask the Lord Advocate whether in granting a lease of the Clyde mussel beds to Dr. Fullerton, 1166 the provisions of Clause 13 of the Sea Fisheries Regulation (Scotland) Act were taken into account by the Fishery Board of Scotland, and can he state the names of the members of the Fishery District Committee.
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. A. GRAHAM MURRAY, Buteshire)The answer to the first question is in the negative. The matter was fully explained in my answers to the questions asked by the hon. Member on the 26th of last month.† In reply to the second question, no Fishery District Committee has been appointed for the district in question. The lease to Dr. Fullerton was granted by the Fishery Board in exercise of their statutory powers.
§ MR. KEIR HARDIEIs it competent for the Fishery Board to grant this lease where a district board has been formed?
§ *MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYNo such board has been formed.