SUPPLIES OF WHITEBAIT

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24401, 30 October 1944, Page 4

SUPPLIES OF WHITEBAIT

GLUT ON WEST COAST - During the week-en£, there has tail a glut of whitebait on the West CoaiV and stocks have been retailed at 6d t pound. The run of whitebait •wWcdi started in the Buller river and stream! in nearby districts about a week ago. continued on Saturday, and goos catches were made by fishermen, v The price of whitebait at Westport has dropped to £1 a tin, and in many instances fishermen have had their catches left on their hands. After b** ing unable to cope with the supply :® fish for a few days, the canning factory at Westport resumed full-Uine operations on Friday, when a consign* ment of lins was received from Dun** din. a-; Earlier in the week, more than w kerosene tins of whitebait were shipped, from Westport to Wellington by;®* Karepp. A -bigger consignment loaded yesterday by the WingattnJ ■ Reports from Greymouth mdiCfn# that the run of whitebait in streams w the West Coast is now .falling ott Heavy rain during the week-end nil brought the streams almost to flw* level, and it is likely that catches jfOT the next few days will be poor. •