Herring scales were worth nearly 10,600 dollars to the fishermen of south-western New Brunswick last year. The scales are used in the manufacture of “pearl essence” which in turn, is used in making artificial pearls, etc. Collection of the scales is an incidental operation in the herring fishery.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 April 1942, Page 3
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48Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 April 1942, Page 3
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