§ Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the average weekly number of fishing vessels using Mallaig Harbour for landing fish and shell fish in 1958 and 1959 to date; and how this compares with the five previous years.
§ Mr. MaclayThe weekly average number of fishing vessels using Mallaig harbour for landing fish and shell fish in recent years is set out below.
AVERAGE WEEKLY NUMBER OF VESSELS USING MALLAIG HARBOUR — Herring Vessels White Fish Vessels Shell Fish Vessels Total 1953 20 6 6 32 1954 20 6 7 33 1955 19 8 7 34 1956 20 6 7 33 1957 14 8 7 29 1958 20 7 8 35 1959 (to 18th April) 18 7 8 33
§ Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the weight and the value of lobsters and other shell fish landed at Mallaig in 1958 and during this year to date; and how this compares with the previous five years.
§ Mr. MaclayThe information is given in the following table:
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§ Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many crans of herring were landed at Mallaig Harbour in 1958 and during this year to date; what was their value; and how this compares with the five previous years.
§ Mr. MaclayThe information is given in the table below:
Year Crans £ 1953 51,497 137,081 1954 56,065 136,061 1955 49,781 153,062 1956 49,512 160,703 1957 31,631 114,654 1958 43,230 171,398 1959 17,092 56,074