§ Sir R. HAMILTONasked the Secretary for Scotland whether he has received a 1552W memorial from parties interested in the herring fishing in Shetland asking for the cancellation of whaling licences under the powers conferred on him under the Whaling (Scotland) Act, 1922; and whether he intends to give effect to the findings of the Committee on Whaling that, in their opinion, whaling was destructive to the interests of herring fishing and should therefore be abolished?
Mr. ADAMSONI have received a memorial, and shall give it my careful consideration with reference to the powers conferred by the Act of 1922.