PEARL FISHING
WHITE V. BLACK LA 808. By Telegraph—Prcs3 Association—Copyright Melbourne, Aug. 21. Judge Dnshwood’s report on the pearlfishing doals exhaustively with the history and prospects of pearling. Jtegarding the question of employment of white labor, ! sottlo which a Commission was appointed, it states that a great majority of witnesses examined considered it could not be carried on with whito crews and divers. Tho Judgo gavo an opinion that with a substantial advanco in curront wages and improvod accommodation it would bo possible, notwithstanding tho unnatural life, that whites might be obtained to undertake the work, but ho was satisfied the trado would not bo profitably carried out. This applied to tho Thursday Island fisheries, and as regards Port Darwin fisheries thero was practically never any white labor, and tho evidonco was all the one way. If tho boat-owners were compelled to employ whites tho industry would bo extinguished. Ho declares there is little prospect of tho shellcrs carrying out thoir threat to withdraw their headquarters to Dutch New Guinea, which is altogether unsuitable.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 508, 22 August 1902, Page 3
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174PEARL FISHING Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 508, 22 August 1902, Page 3
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