HL Deb 20 November 1893 vol 18 cc1237-8
THE EARL OF STRATHMORE

presented a Petition against the Bill from the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council of Dundee.

* THE MARQUESS OF HUNTLY

presented Petitions against the Bill from the County Council of Aberdeen, Provosts, and Town Councils of Aberdeen, Inverbervie, and Inverurie, and Aberdeen House Proprietors' Association, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, and the owners of lands and heritages in the Counties of Aberdeen and Kincardine.

* LORD PLAYFAIR

presented 34 Petitions in favour of the Bill from various towns and villages on the coasts of Scotland. He thought it unnecessary to read the list of names in detail. They were signed by between 4,000 and 5,000 separate signatories and by the Corporations named.

THE DUKE OF ARGYLL

said, he would be glad if the noble Lord could give the list of names, as he desired to know the character of the places represented—whether they were fishing villages or important towns.

LORD PLAYFAIR

was not sufficiently familiar with them to be able to say whether they were Corporations or villages, but he would read out the names—Fishermen, &c. of Macduff, Boddam, Torry, Catterline, Johnshaven, Pennan, Ferryden, Buckie, Pittullie, Buckhaven, Cullen, Gardenstown, Port Gordon, Dunbar, St. Combs, Sandend, Findochty, Whitehills, Portknockie, Crovio, Collieston, Fraserburgh, Rosehearty, Burghead, Portsoy, Peterhead, &c. Sketraw, Lybster, Broro, Rockfield, Burnmouth, and Lossiemouth; Commissioners of Fraserburgh; County Councils of Fife, and Clackmannan; and Provost, &c. of Buckie and Dundee.

THE DUKE OF ARGYLL

stated, that in that list of Petitions in favour of the measure, just read by the noble Lord, there were only one or two which were not from small fishing villages, whilst the Petitions against it came from some of the largest towns and Corporations in Scotland.

THE EARL OF CAMPERDOWN

presented Petitions against the Bill from the County Councils of the Counties of Forfar, Wigtown, Renfrew, Nairn, and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and the Councils of the Boroughs of Brechin and Greenock.

LORD BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH

presented a Petition from the County Council of Clackmannan praying for the Amendment of the Bill.