§ 40. Captain SOTHERON-ESTCOURTasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the rivers of the Yorkshire Ouse watershed are potentially salmon-producing, but contain numerous obstructions to the passage of salmon; and whether he will exercise powers under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act of 1923, or will confer with the conservators of the Yorkshire fishery district to use some of the £3,500 now held by those conservators, to improve and develop the salmon fisheries in this district?
§ Mr. ELLIOTThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. With reference to the second part, I have no powers, within the district of a Fishery Board, either to carry out works or to require them to be carried out.
§ Captain SOTHERON-ESTCOURTHas the Minister any powers under Part II of the Act to watch these questions of salmon fisheries?
§ Mr. ELLIOTI have not any powers to deal with works.