GOOD OYSTER SEASON.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1922, Page 7

GOOD OYSTER SEASON.

ADEQUATE SUPPLY ASSURED. SUCCESS OF CULTIVATION. A very satisfactory account of the condition of the oyster beds in the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Islands was given the other day by the chief inspector of fisheries, Mr. L. F. Ayson, who has been in Auckland in connection with the oyster-picking. He stated that there were quite sufficient firstclass oysters in sight to last till the end of the season, or till the middle of October, when picking ceased. As a matter of fact, said Mr. Ayson, the supply from several beds which were in condition for picking would not be required this season, notably the northern beds p'.. Kaipara and Maunganui. The local beds, in the Hauraki Gulf, were heavily stocked with oysters of various ages, and in this area there were sufficient supplies in sight, for the next two or three years. The same remark applied to the beds in the Bay of Islands, and both areas were in exceptionally good condition. * With the object of extending the beds, it was the intention of the Marine Department to continue oyster cultivation in the coming summer, both in the Gulf and the Bay of Islands. The cultivation work carried out during the last few years was giving very satisfactory results. Of the rock walls built in different localities, nearly all were now well covered with young oysters. In a few years these sources should give a substantial increase in the supply. The demand was steadily increasing, and it seemed certain that the New Zealand market could eas’ly absorb a much larger quantity of oysters than was as yet available from the beds. The appreciative smokers—those who like a proper 'blending of aroma and flavor coupled with a cool smoke —are always interested in high-grade goods. Manufacturers are fully -ive to the demands of ladies and gentlemen who re'quire a superior cigarette, and the many choice, fragrant kinds now offering will be found at Preece’s, tobacconist, Devon Street Central, New Plymouth. The stocks are entirely new and fresh. Preece’s well laid out window shows an exhibit that is sure to find favor amongst good judges of tobacco. Special values in household goods at C. C. Ward’s: 3fiin. pure longeloth. Is yard; colored roller towelling. 7d yard-all-wool Doctor flannel. Shetland liqht grey. 2/11 vs rd • anron o>pcks (fast colors) 1/9 yard- a -’dendid range ■f from 1/6 yard.