HC Deb 04 December 1902 vol 115 c1327
MR. WEIR

I beg to ask the Lord Advocate, in view of the fact that the maximum penalty imposed on the masters of trawlers for trawling within the three mile limit is fixed at £100, will the Secretary for Scotland consider the expediency of taking steps to so increase the penalty as to make i deterrent.

*THE LORD ADVOCATE (MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAY,) Buteshire

The Secretary for Scotland cannot at present come under any promise to propose legislation on the subject.