FISH FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION
Sir, —X see that the BEACON has commented on the s'ad fact that the price of fish is such as to make it 100 expensive for most householders, and this notwithstanding the fact that the Bay of Plenty teems with fish. I learn with regret that much of the fish sold in Whakatane comes from Auckland and Thames packed in ice. Is that correct? Xf so, how did the old-time Maoris get on for fish. Did they go without?_ [ suppose they went out in the Bay, in their canoes and fish caught on their bone; fislr hooks. What a pity we cannot do the- same, It seems a sad fact that in New Zealand where there is plenty of every form of food the retail prices are too high because it pays better to sell a little at a high price rather than a lot at a low price. It almost looks as if we had better go back to the methods of AD. 176& when Captain Cook got plenty of kai in the Bay of Plenty. Of course that .vould mean repealing all the laws licensing fishermen, fruit growers, milk vendors and other producers.. !'n the meantime us all starve in the midst of plenty so that prices may keep up. Yours etc. HORI WAINO.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 169, 17 October 1941, Page 4
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220FISH FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 169, 17 October 1941, Page 4
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