§ Mr. RAMSAYasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if either the "Minna" or the "Norna" have visited the island of St. Kilda during the last 12 months and policed the waters round the said island; and, if so, will he give the dates of such visits?
Mr. ADAMSONThe "Norna" visited the St. Kilda area on 16th1796W February, 1930, and the "Minna" on 12th June, 1930, but these visits were on special duty. No regular patrol of the waters is attempted and it is not considered that frequent patrol of the locality is necessary or justified in the interests either of the islanders them selves or of the fisheries generally.
§ Mr. RAMSAYasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if any special arrangements are made for policing the waters or regions patrolled for the protection of fishermen from the depredations of trawlers when the "Minna" and the "Norna" are conveying members of the Government., their secretaries, or Government officials to a particular destination on a particular date; and, if so, will he state what has been the nature of such arrangements during the last 12 months?
Mr. ADAMSONSpecial duties of the nature referred to are of infrequent occurrence and generally of short duration and within the patrol area of the cruiser employed, and it is not as a rule necessary to make any special arrangements for alternative patrols.