NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1932, Page 8

NEWS AND NOTES.

DEPREDATIONS. OF SEALS.

Victoriap, fisherman are asking for an open season for seals from Apri|,to October each year. They compiaip that the, depi'edations of seals do incalculable harm in preying on , the. ■ fish, Julia Percy Island, a frpm the, mainland, is a .seal sanctuary containing thousands, and to, such an extent do their activities go. in; .search for fish food that, there, and elsewhere along the coast, the fishing industry has declined considerably,. during the last few years. Frequently the seals are to be .seen in the harbours, playing havoc with shoals of fish. Fishermen are hoping foi an open season, so that •the fishing grounds might be cleared of the seals, which threaten to become a serious menace to the fishing industry.

SWEDEN’S FIRST PAPER MACHINE.

When it had been in existence for 300 , years, the Klippan, paper iqvill in Sweden installed its first paper-making machine. The . anniversary of that great adventure was recently celebrated . by, the company. The machine, invented in, England, was imported by the then owner of the mill, Sven Magnus Supnerdahl, in 1832, and lje consequently became a pioneer in j th©’ Swedish paper industry. His eritArI prise was amply rewarded, for he 1 j koored a great success against his com-' | petitors who persisted f , in the old method of manufacturing paper by hiarid. 1 The reputation then, gained - by thie Klippan mill has been held for a centufy, and to-day its letter-paper is, ofie of the most popular brands in Sweden.