10. Mr. LAWasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many convictions have been recorded against Scottish and English trawlers, respectively, for offences under the Illegal Trawling Act?
§ Mr. SKELTONUnder the Illegal Trawling (Scotland) Act, 1934, eight convictions for offences by Scottish trawlers have been recorded, and two convictions for offences by English trawlers. Charges against three English trawlers are outstanding.
| Prosecutions under the Coal Mines Act, 1911. | |||||||||
| Year. | Number of separate charges. | Convictions. | Charges withdrawn or not proven. | Charges dismissed. | Total Amount of Fines and Costs imposed. | ||||
| A.—Owners, Agents, Managers and Under-Managers. | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | |||||||
| 1932 | … | … | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 6 |
| 1933 | … | … | 52 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 313 | 4 | 0 |
| 1934 (to 30.9.34) | … | … | 76 | 71 | — | 5 | 277 | 4 | 3 |
| B.—Under-Officials and Workmen. | |||||||||
| 1932 | … | … | 432 | 336 | 8 | 88 | 409 | 3 | 8 |
| 1933 | … | … | 339 | 290 | 13 | 36 | 334 | 19 | 6 |
| 1934 (to 30.9.34) | … | … | Information not yet available. |
§ Mr. SKELTONThe Act referred to in the question does not deal with foreign trawlers.