§ MR. NICOL (Argyllshire)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether it is the intention of the Secretary for Scotland 1385 to appoint a special Commission to hold a public inquiry respecting the various questions that have arisen in regard to the herring fishing industry in the Firth of Clyde and elsewhere on the West Coast of Scotland; and, if so, can he state the terms of the reference.
MR. SCOTT DICKSONThe Secretary for Scotland has received from the Fishery Board the following telegram in regard to my hon. friend's Question, which only appeared on the notice Taper on Saturday—
The Fishery Board propose with reference to a close time for herrings on the West Coast of Scotland to hold a public inquiry in the autumn of this year into the whole question of the regulation of the herring fishing in the Firth of Clyde.