§ MR. CATHCART WASON (Orkney and Shetland)To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the fact that whales along with wreck of the sea belong to the King, due precautions will be insisted on that persons killing whales shall bury, burn, or 273 in some manner dispose of the carcases so that they shall not float about the sea or drift back ashore, causing danger and discomfort.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) I understand that the whales referred to are killed outside the territorial limits of the United Kingdom. If this is so, it would appear that they do not become the property of the King as Fishes Royal, even if, after being killed, they are brought within the territorial limits. In these circumstances the Board of Trade are not aware that they have power to give any directions on the subject.