§ Mr. PIRIEasked the Secretary for Scotland the number of prosecutions for illegal trawling in Scotland, giving the number of convictions, the fines imposed, the fines paid, and the number of cases in which the alternative of imprisonment was chosen during 1909–10, respectively; and if he will specify the number of cases tried during the three years 1909–11 in the Wick and the Lerwick Courts, respectively, with the number of convictions in each Court?
Mr. McKINNON WOODThe following Table shows the information desired by my hon. Friend:—
(a) For Scotland, 1909–10. Year. No. of Prosecutions. No. of Convictions. Fines Imposed. Fines Paid. No. of Cases in which Imprisonment chosen. £ £ 1909 … 62 61 4,738 1,026 44 1910 … 31 30 2,005 544 19
(b) For Berwick and Wick, 1909–11. Year. Berwick. Wick. No. of Cases Tried. No. of Convictions. No. of Cases Tried. No. of Convictions. 1909 … 22 21 11 11 1910 … 1 1 5 5 1911 … 22 22 15 11