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Where an Order is made and confirmed by Parliament, such expenses 

 could eventually be repaid out of the proceeds of any rates leviable under 

 it, and provisions to this effect are commonly included in Provisional 

 Orders. But it is impossible to say whether, in any particular case, an 

 Order could be made, or if made, what its provisions would be, until the 

 requisite statutory notices have been given, and any objections which 

 may be forthcoming have been considered. 



The steps to be taken by promoters of Provisional Orders are explained 

 in pages 9 to 12 of the accompanying memorandum, which has been 

 prepared for the information and guidance of persons interested in works 

 on tidal lands. The only charge made by this department to promoters 

 is the fee of £35, mentioned in Eegulation 8, at page 11, of the memor- 

 andum, which has been fixed in consultation with the Treasury. 



Among recent Scottish Orders may be mentioned ' The Port Setori 

 * Harbour Order 1878,' ' The Fortrose Pier and Harbour Order, 1879,' and 

 'The Cullen Harbour Order, 1884.' 



By these orders respectively harbour authorities were constituted at Port 

 Seton, in the county of Haddington; Portrose, in the county of Koss ; and 

 Cullen, in the county of Banff, and the orders were confirmed by the 

 following Acts of Parliament : — The Pier and Harbour Orders Confirma- 

 tion Act, 1878 (No. 1), 41 and 42 Vict. cap. 114 (local) ; the Pier and 

 Harbour Orders Confirmation Act, 1879, 42 and 43 Vict. cap. 55 (local); 

 and the Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation Act, 1884, 47 and 48 Vict, 

 cap. 216 (local). 



*The St Monance Harbour Order 1885,' now awaiting confirmation 

 by Parliament, includes amongst its objects the incorporation of a body 

 of Harbour Commissioners for St Monance, in the county of Pife. 



I have the honour, &c. 



(Signed) C. CECIL TREVOR. 



The Under Secretary of State, 

 Home Office. 



We have printed this letter in full, in order that your Lordship 

 may have before you the view which is taken by the Board of 

 Trade on this question. We need hardly point out that the statutes 

 referred to, and. the rules framed for carrying them out, were passed 

 before this Board came into existence; and, as public opinion is 

 now all in favour of local government, we submit that the whole 

 subject should be reconsidered, and that speedily — because, beyond 

 doubt, it is not for the public advantage that harbours, built to a 

 large extent with public money, should be left, after completion, to 

 take care of themselves. 



SALMON FISHERIES. 



In the course of last summer, Mr Young, under the direction of Mr Yoimg^s 

 this Board, inspected the salmon fisheries in the Inner and Outer inspections. 

 Hebrides, including the islands of Islay, Mull, Skye, the Lews and 

 Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, and South Uist ; the Salmon Rivers 

 belonging to the mainland of Scotland having been previously in- 

 spected and reported upon by him in 1883 and 1884, including 

 those on the East Coast from the Forth to the Kyle of Sutherland, 



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