§ 23. Mr. NEIL MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of days that each of the vessels under the superintendence of the Fishery Board of Scotland were absent during the past 12 months from their districts of operation for the purposes of re-coaling or re fuelling?
§ Sir G. COLLINSAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ During the 12 months ending 1st December, 1933, the periods during which the respective vessels were absent from their customary area of operations for the purpose of coaling or re-fuelling were as follows.
| Days. | ||||
| "Brenda" | … | … | … | 29 |
| "Freya" | … | … | … | 42 |
| "Minna" | … | … | … | 40 |
| "Norna" | … | … | … | 29 |
| "Rona" | … | … | … | 29 |
| "Vaila" | … | … | … | 28 |
| "Vigilant" | … | … | … | 23 |
§ 24. Mr. MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will consider reorganising the method of patrolling the waters under the jurisdiction of the Fishery Board of Scotland and so utilising the services of the vessels under the board's control to greater effect?
§ Sir G. COLLINSYes, Sir. The reorganisation of the arrangements for patrolling these waters is under active consideration.
§ Mr. MACLEANHas the matter not been under active consideration for a period of years, and will the right hon. Gentleman now show some results?
§ Sir G. COLLINSAs the hon. Member knows, I have only recently taken the matter under active consideration, and I hope very shortly to satisfy him as to the result.