Major MORRISON-BELLasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he is aware of the dissatisfaction caused to the Beer fishermen by the Admiralty award, which allowed only 3s. 6d. as compensation for each of the lobster pots destroyed by one of His Majesty's cruisers, whereas the sum of 6s. 8d. was awarded for similar damage to the Yealm fishermen for their lobster pots; will he state if there is any reason why Beer fishermen should get less compensation than the Yealm fishermen; and if, considering that the loss of these lobster 741W pots entails more than merely monetary damage to these men owing to the fact that they are thus deprived of the ordinary implements of their trade until the time can be spared to make some more, he will re-consider the award and bring it up to the Yealm level?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe circumstances attending the damage to crab pots off Beer and off the Yealms respectively, which differed materially, were very carefully considered, and it is regretted that the amount allowed in the case of the Beer fishermen cannot be increased.