§ Mr. NORMAN CRAIGasked the Lord Advocate what, according to the most recent returns available, are the numbers of the Scottish population engaged in trawling and line-fishing respectively; and what is the number and aggregate tonnage of Scottish trawling vessels?
§ The LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. Ure)The numbers of the Scottish population (engaged in actual fishing operations) in trawling and line-fishing were in 1910 estimated respectively at 2,875 and 20,350. The latter number includes 3,700 on steam vessels. Of the total number engaged in line-fishing about 4,000 were so engaged all the year round. The number of Scottish steam trawlers in 1910 was 299, of an aggregate tonnage of 15,102 tons.