PRICE OF FISH.
A iisSherman giving evidence at ti* Magistrate's Court thie aeniag remarked that if the Government let up a depot in Auckland to which th« 354 could 4>e sent it would be benefciat to ■both the linesmen and the ptik g«erally. Mr. Cutten: Will it make tk* public consume more fish? "■I think it -will have th.t effect, »•• the reply, "as fish -scfll be eeuite* aibly cheaper than it is at fishermen get 2*d per R> for hagptti whk* i s then retailed at 1/ per *• Mr. Cutten: But hapnka ie semewMt of a luxury. ~ Witness then said if fishermen «*»» sell all the fish they catch they eouM make it pay, tout to bring in a ten « schnapper and only sell half a ten *» not a paying venture. Fishermen wonia often be willing to sell their eat** « a penny per pound. *o long as all tM lot were taken and the price to the p»lic was reduced proportionately.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1922, Page 2
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160PRICE OF FISH. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1922, Page 2
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