FISH PRICES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 178, 10 November 1941, Page 4

FISH PRICES

Sir, —The article in the Beacon regarding fisft prices in Whakatane is one on which your paper should be congratulated. In fact it should be emphasised even more as the posi-. tion is ludicrous in that amidst plenty this valuable food is barred to many on account of its price. It seems so strange when one recalls the platform speeches presented by the powers that now be. That no' one should go without in a land of plenty was their empty promise—• yet by the poligy they are creating monopolies such as the fish c market and the transport system. ' w I understand that cjry know that in this town only one wholesale licence for fish exists §ncl that on every pound of fish the holder "rakes off" one halfpenny, [f his opposition catches fish he must first hand it to the wholesaler and purchase it back at the halfpenny per pound. Opposition has no chance . much to catch fish anyhow, as the wholesaler is also the only one licensed to run a trawler. However, so long as the present policy is operated by our Government will be not change and an increase in trades etc. brought under such monopoly schemes. Yours etc., CHIPS.