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Mr. MILLAR
asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health the
| STATEMENT of Numbers of Prosecutions for Illegal Trawling in Scotland during the years 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, and 1923 (1st January-30th April) with the numbers of Convictions obtained and the penalties imposed for First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Offences. | |||||||||||||||
| (No skipper convicted more than five times.) | |||||||||||||||
| Year. | Number of Prosecutions. | No. of Convictions. | Penalties imposed. | ||||||||||||
| 1st. | 2nd. | 3rd. | 4th. | 5th. | Total. | 1st. | 2nd. | 3rd. | 4th. | 5th. | Total. | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||||
| 1919 | … | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 220 | — | — | — | — | 220 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | 24 | average fine imposed. | |||||||||
| 1920 | … | 38 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 775 | 190 | 75 | 30 | — | 1070 | |
| 31 | 38 | 75 | 30 | — | 33 | average fine imposed. | |||||||||
| 1921 | … | 132* | 88 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 122 | 2992 | 630 | 499 | 430 | 130 | 4681 | |
| 34 | 33 | 62 | 86 | 65 | 38 | average fine imposed. | |||||||||
| 1922 | … | 60* | 40 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 53 | 1808 | 35 | 230 | — | 80 | 2503 | |
| 45 | 55 | 46 | — | 80 | 47 | average fine imposed. | |||||||||
| 1923 (1 Jan.-30 Apr.) | … | 29 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 1159 | 305 | 125 | 90 | — | 1739 | |
| 64 | 61 | 63 | 90 | — | 64 | average fine imposed. | |||||||||
| * Introduction of Danish seine net in 1921 led to increased number of encroachments, for which nominal penalties were imposed. | |||||||||||||||