SUBSIDY FOR TRAWLING
[(Special to Gisborne Times.) Wellington, laat night. Tbero was a vole of on the Estimates for experimental trawling. In reply to a question the Minister of Marine said the subsidy was for She purpose of aiding suitable trawlers to go further off the costs of Now Zatsland to thoroughly test the fishing grounds. Tbero were known to be fino fishing banks off the coasts, but private enterprise was not prepared to undertake the cost of the experiments, and if they got a subsidy they might be encouraged to undertake them. Ths idea was to fiod out where olher fishmg grounds existed,
Mr Aitksn : Tbore is nothing to show on what linos the subsidy will be paid. Mr A. L, D. Fraser : On fishing lines. (Laughter.) Tho Minister of Marine : I want to leave it open bo as to get the beat terms possible.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1919, 31 October 1906, Page 1
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146SUBSIDY FOR TRAWLING Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1919, 31 October 1906, Page 1
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