Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1895. FISH DIET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5164, 24 October 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1895. FISH DIET.

. » In 'summer time Ne«- Zealandei undoubtedly consume movement, tlm . is good for their lioalth, and if a fis diet wei'o generally available the would undoubtedly benelit thereby Of course, in towns like Wellingto lish can bo purchased cheaply all tli year round, and they constitute a economical dish for the poor man table. But in a district like th Wairarapa the poor man, or even tli man of moderate means is a littl handicapped if ho desires a lish die When lie buys schnapper, rock coi and other excellent sea (ish whic como up from 'Wellington, the cai ridge on them is a considerable ta: and the lish themselves aro liotquil as fresh as might he desired. H ' lias, in fuel, lo pay a high price ft mi inferior article. As regards fres

lish, the rivers of the district leem with an almost inexhaustible supply, but this is reserved for sporting pm poses. It is right to a very large extent that our streams should be conserved for the sportsman, because they havo been stocked with fish at his expense and for his amusement, but the time must come when it will be necessary to consider whether ! some reserve should not be made for marketing rather than sporting pur- ■ poses. It is possible that a shoot of water like the Wairarapa Lake might be set aside as a suitable reserve in which to grow a lish food supply for the people. In the Middle Island, we undeistand that lish aro netted in certain places for tho public market, and those who cannot otherwise obtain a supply of fresh fish aro enabled to purchase it at a reasonable rate. In this distriot we should be glad to see some facilities given for establishing a fresh lish market. Wo bclieyo the Wellington Acclimatisation Society could, if it thought proper to do so, facilitate such an enterprise. We would like to-see trout on the breakfast tablo of every cottage in tho district, and really, there is.no insuperable difficulty in bringing tho fish to the table. Some day the necessary arrangements will be made, and even now they might be effected if the people themselves made up their minds to get.a regular supply of fresh lish,