asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many masters of foreign merchant ships were sentenced in Scotland for the year 1929 for offences against the harbour bylaws and the Merchant Shipping Acts; and how many of these were sentenced to a fine or imprisonment, respectively?

The answer to the first part of the question is one. The offender, who had contravened Section 10 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1906, was sentenced to a fine of £25 or 60 days' imprisonment.