HERRING TIME

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1928, Page 8

HERRING TIME

!).()i!0 TON CATCH. FIVE WEEKS HUSTLE OF o,0(X) GIRLS, YARMOUTH. October 20. Great Yarmouth, the largest herring port in the British Isles, has started its five-weeks season a week earlier than usual, and already 0.000 tons of herrings lucre been unloaded at Aarmourh and 3.200 tons at Lowestoft. All records have been easily broken. The Continent is eagerly waiting fo" Yarmouth supplies, because iluwe sent from the Scottish ports earlier in the season were so good in quality that Germany and Poland have eaten neatly all of them and are asking for more. Yarmouth is ready to supply Em ope. It will he helped hv nearly ; >-ObO Scottish fishorgirk. the experts in cm fug and packing, who ha -c spent their summer doing similar work in Ireland Scotland, the Isle of Ala.n. and at Grimsby. About the middle of November. when the Yarmouth season finishes, they will go buck home. Air George Slater, honorary president of the Fish Curers’ Association and president of the Boat Ounces Association, told me to-day: “It is the best early swoon we have ever Imd. Last week I.2fiT> boats came in from the fishing bank, although we are nnlv due to start our season to-morrow. The catch was more than double what we expected at such an early dale. The quality is excellent.” REST IN THE WORLD. Air Jolm Sulfliug, a leading boa! owner, said: The prospects are better than for many years, because of the cleared market on the Continent. The Scottish fishing this year produced limpings superior to those of any "hole else in' the world and the consumption on the Continent has been r< • markable high. To-morrow the full fleet puts to : ' f " l and by the week-end the first consignment of cured fish will be taken to the Continent.