§ Sir THOMAS ESMONDEasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will instruct the Harbour Department of the Board of Trade to remove the wreckage on the county Wexford coast, near Black-water, which is a constant source of injury to the local fishermen?
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Mr. BUXTONThe Board of Trade have no power to remove wrecks and no funds which they could apply to such a purpose. The Wexford Harbour Commissioners are empowered by the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, to remove wrecks within their harbour limits if in their opinion such wrecks are likely to become an obstruction or danger to navigation, but I understand that the Commissioners do not consider that these particular wrecks fall within this description. I learn, however, that the Wexford County Council and the Department of Agriculture have the matter under consideration.