§ Mr. ASTORasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether, in view of the frequent damage that is done to the gear of trawlers by wrecks lying in the shallow waters of the Channel, the Board of Fisheries will consider the advisability of indicating the position of such wrecks by buoys?
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Mr. BUXTONMy hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. In harbour waters the harbour authority can remove or light or buoy any wreck which is an obstruction to navigation. Elsewhere the general lighthouse authority have similar powers, provided that in their opinion the wreck may be an obstruction to navigation. Neither the Board of Trade nor any other Government Department, so far as I am aware, have any funds at their disposal for such a purpose.