asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the recent cases which have occurred of French fishing boats fishing in British territorial waters, he will arrange for a patrol boat to be stationed at Folkestone.

Instructions were issued to the Commander-in-Chief, Nore, on 15th September last to institute a patrol against fishing vessels infringing British territorial limits, as a result of which three French fishing vessels were arrested on 27th September and escorted into Boulogne. On 6th October a further arrest was made and the offending vessel brought into Dover. A gun-boat is standing by at Dover ready to sail on receipt of information that British territorial waters are being infringed. I do not, therefore, consider it necessary to station a patrol boat at Folkestone.