FISHING INDUSTRY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16721, 2 January 1920, Page 3

FISHING INDUSTRY.

9 PROPOSALS OF AN OLD HAND. A number of practical proposals for j Hit? bettor organisation of tho fishing in- | dustry are contained in a letter pub- • lUhcd in the "Wairarapa Age" from Mr D'Oridant. a fisherman of long experience, now engaged in working Pal- | liser Bav. | Among the writers suggestions are j that the Government should carry out j Mr Arson's proposals that, fishermen I should* he aide to get a.->si.stanco lrom j the State iii tho same way as the lar- j n:er can. At, present tfie fisherman generally hr..-. to no to wc fish mcr- j (fuint. and is tied down to give him all ; his catch, tunl also in pay 10 per cent. j for the money advanced. It further costs II per <. o:it. to ir.suro a li&hiug j hunt. Tin* 10.-.< of fishing boats is not I 1 por cent, of the total. Why, then, | >o large a premium? 1 "Again," says tho •writer, ''we must 1 hav< better arrangements for trans- j porting fish. It. takes two days to get : oysters i'roni the l'bift i'i Christenurch, 1 and two days and a-h.i!f tn "Wellington. • New. ] Ijelieve it would pay the Depart- | ment well to.run a motor truck fori iish and perish.ihles alone, during the ! nigh:. The fish. or other stuff, could t:e put r.:i '.he platform, and the truck 'Mild earry encngh men to handle it, without Keeping men u:> at night, and , ; . would reach the towns in time for ' ii"* morning markeo. Further. all fish. | where practicable, should he sold whole- > sale i>y auction, and this market should | he controlled hy the Municipal Council I or a Ciovonuncnt officii!." ! I* .nally. to ;>:i! the fishing industry! ou a stable it.l-i-., «<; 111'Jst do ih<> fof- I lou in<; tilings j 1. (••.*t a ro"og:n.sed c!a.-> of fisiior- ; men. I -• Assist the Jt > rnen to make a good. ' living. j •'?. Reorganise the marketing of tho j i: :l v.■iiole.Hii.il.>. I 4. Kncc-iir.ige. individual efTort. in reiaiiinK. j • l**spTmj;y reorganise the carriage '•i ihsh. ° i ♦>. Prevent ;:s,?lrsr» destruction of fish, i And. lastly, where plentiful sup-i rilt- I.f fish are to he had, and tho road ! coaiinuiiifations are bid, the Govern- • mi-iit should establish freezing works, ; with a lender to take the fish to mar- 1 lift. I