FISHING INDUSTRY
A DEADLOCK. (By Telegraph—Press Association). INVERCARGILL, February 15. A deadlock appears to have been reached in the fishing industry, so fai as it relates to the Stewart Island fishermen and the Bluff merchants. The crux of the matter is that the merchants have decided to refuse all fish under one pound in weight. The fishermen state that, under such conditions, it will not pay them to continue, and the merchants contend that, a glut in the Australian market has roluctantly forced them to impose new restrictions. The fishermen met merchants in conference tliis afternoon, asking that the minimum sized fjsh of nine inches laid down hv the Government regulations be adhered to. After considerable discussion, the meeting terminated with an assurance from the merchants than when filings improved, fishermen would get the benefit of if.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1929, Page 5
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