§ MR. STEVENSONI beg to ask the hon. Member for North Huntingdonshire, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether, in view of the anxiety felt in some parts of the country with regard to the nature of the proposal for amending the law relating to sea fisheries mentioned in the King's Speech, he will state in general terms what is the object of the proposed Bill, and when it is likely to be introduced.
§ MR. AILWYN FELLOWES (Huntingdonshire, Ramsey)The Bill to which the hon. Member refers was introduced in the House of Lords by my noble friend the President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries on the 2nd February. It was read a second time on the 16th ult. and referred to a Select Committee, which is now taking evidence on the subject.