§ MR. WEIRTo ask the Secretary for Scotland whether the Congested.
314 (Answered by Mr. Sinclair.) The following table shows the quantities of line-caught fish and trawl-caught fish landed in Scotland during the last ten years.
§ Districts Board have yet considered the Resolution passed by the people of Ness, Stornoway, Island of Lewis, early in the year, pressing for the construction of a boat shelter and sea wall at Skigersta, such as will enable the people to prosecute the deep-sea line-fishing by means of the larger-sized decked boats; and will he state whether the Board propose to provide a grant in aid of the work.
§ (Answered by Mr. Sinclair.) I do not think this is a practicable proposal, but it is one part only of the large and difficult problem of the condition of the Lewis which is now before me, and I am not at present prepared to make any statement.