Mr. DUNCAN MILLARasked the Lord Advocate whether the keepers of the lighthouse on the May Island, in the Firth of Forth, have been requested to inform the Scottish Fishery Board and local fishery officers by telephone or telegraph of any cases of illegal trawling coming under their notice; and whether the evidence of the lighthouse keepers is made available in the prosecution of trawlers detected by them in the act of trawling within the prohibited area round the May?
§ Mr. URE:An arrangement exists under which the keepers of the lighthouse in question report cases of apparent illegal trawling to the Scottish Fishery Board by telegraph, on the understanding, however, that the keepers are not obliged to leave their stations for the purpose of giving evidence or otherwise so as to interfere with the efficiency of the lighthouse service.