§ Mr. HARMSWORTH(Caithness-shire)To ask Mr. Attorney-General if he is aware that the master of the steam trawler "Veronica," of Stavanger, Norway, who resides at Grimsby, was recently convicted in the Wick Sheriff's Court of illegal trawling; and whether he can state if the Government have yet arrived at any decision as to taking steps for preventing a recurrence of these illegalities.
(Answered by Sir Robert Finlay.) I believe that the fact is as stated in the Question. The trawling in this case took place within territorial waters. I am informed that the law will be strictly enforced in case of the recurrence of such illegalities on the part of trawlers.