TRAWLER’S BASE OF OPERATIONS

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29227, 10 June 1960, Page 6

TRAWLER’S BASE OF OPERATIONS

Appeal Against Reheil To Allow Change

(New Zealand Press AmociaNM WELLINGTON, June t Decision was reserve* w Judge Stilwell today after ing an appeal against the rOM of the Secretary of the Mhife Department to allow the ttotS Taiaroa to use the port of Wqte as a base in preference to ££ lington. The appeal was brought k* Napier Fisheries Co-op* Ym represented by Mr W. £, £2 with him Mr A. G. T. Ware qg Secretary of the Marine Dsomg ment was represented by ifr j Quill. Mr A. C. Brassington church)' appeared for the Xgw Zealand Federation of Ccattoms rial Fishermen and the NMir Fishermen’s Associstlon, oKt. were joined as parties aflar qfe dence had been heard front & federation’s secretary (Mr j, F Davies) to establish their ntoWßt Mr Davies said the prime tov cern was the conservation at aL in the area, in the public UltoM and in the economic interact < the association’s members wht he said, numbered 17 out st a total of 97 fishermen at Mantee, Mr Bate said that the fita siderable storage and exMiin equipment set tsp by staff Fisheries could not be ucoiSE caily retained in use if a gnaff supply of fish was not avaMtate it • Napier Fisheries had Ndnad the price of fish at Napiar aa| was continuing to keep it down at a loss. The co-operative ata pany was now adadnisiMni# trustees of two estates who atal decide to close down operettas if the present situation cuotasM, The Taiaroa was fishing Mw the east coast but was nquMl to land its catch at Wa&taMS' It had then to be trsnspartfl’B' Napier. This was owUt unnecessary. The simple Issue was IltiMHr the trawler, which continued to fish in virtually the sane watote should be allowed to laadfi catch at Napier direct