§ 72. Major Beamishasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware that owing to his Department's failure for more than three years to fulfil its written promise of 17th October, 1945, to fence in the island on Crewe Hall Pool, only four pairs of herons bred in the heronry this year; and if, in view of his recent reaffirmation of this promise, he will now take steps before the next breeding season to erect a good quality five-strand barbed-wire fence around this part of the Duchy's property.
§ Mr. DaltonAs I have already informed the hon. and gallant Member, I am prepared, without now discussing the merits of the advice tendered to my Department in March, 1945, to erect a barbed-wire fence around the heronry before the next breeding season.