§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether the Secretary for Scotland is aware that, owing to the insufficiency of the number of cruisers placed at the disposal of the Scottish Fishery Board, only one of the four convictions of illegal trawling off Tiumpan Head, Broad Bay, Island of Lewis, since the 1st January last was secured through the action of a Fishery Board cruiser; and will he consider the expediency of applying to the Treasury for additional funds to be placed on the Fishery Board Estimates for the ensuing year with a view to the acquisition of another cruiser for the protection of the interests of the line fishermen from illegal trawlers.
*MR. SCOTT DICKSONThe Secretary for Scotland does not, under present 923 circumstances, propose to the Treasury for additional funds for this purpose.