§ Mr. M. MacMillanasked the President of the Board of Trade what information he has as to the present position regarding rights of use, ownership, etc., of the jetty at Portvoller Point, Isle of Lewis?
Mr. StanleyIn 1929, the Board of Trade conveyed to Mr. J. Macleod an area of Crown foreshore at Portvoller, on which he constructed a jetty. Six years later a dispute arose between the local fishermen and the owner as to the use of the jetty, and arrangements were made for the Board's local officer and the District Fishery Officer to meet the interested parties. As a result, the owner offered to surrender his rights in the jetty and to allow the fishermen the free use of it, provided that he was adequately reimbursed for his expenditure, but this offer was not accepted by the fishermen. So far as I am aware, the position remains unaltered.