§ 20. Mr. M. MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of Sheriff Court convictions for salmon poaching in Scotland during 1938 and 1949, respectively.
§ Mr. T. FraserThe numbers are 177 and 371 respectively.
§ Mr. Hector HughesHow many of these were cases of poaching at night by gangs, and how many were cases of individual sportsmen out for a day's holiday?
§ Mr. FraserI cannot differentiate between sportsmen and gangsters.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonWhat proportion do these figures bear to the number of prosecutions?
§ Mr. FraserOnly a very small number of the prosecutions were unsuccessful last year; only 20.