AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 201, 19 May 1908, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES.

HUGE DEVELOPMENT ANTICIPATED. ; THE COMING OF THE SCOT. ' . ' w Mr. Frarik Farneil; chairman of the' New South - " ales. 'Fisheries'" Board, jia L $'undertaken , to ; personally- conduct the representatives of 5000 Scotch fishermen over the . ocean .fishing-grounds" along-, the"New-South Wales coast. ■ % It is understood that a steam-' er has been chartered for the trip,during which some experiments in trawling will bo made.' ; . Tho delegates 'from Scotland,.-.who-claim, to . represent 5000 fishermen\anxious to 'settle' along the coast,line of the 1 State, are Messrs/ W.'; Newland,"' Grieve,• ; and' ■ J.' Eagle- • ham. During' the courseof'an interview with'• f T Sydney - • Herald" ''representative' Mr. Xsewland said lie was : greatly impressed withthe "of the---New* SoutlTWales--coast for • trawling s ptfrposes, • and'tlio advantages -it; offered for- tno-establishment of' curing stations.. Indeed he did not know of. any other place in tho world where the natural < conditions were so advantageous. Comparison with any other Australian'coast was out of' -the question.' They had re-' ceived a cordial invitation-from.tho. VictorianGovernment'to r settle in ' Victoria,' butthe conditions there -were not nearly as favourabb as in. -New. South . Wales. . : He-had seen sufficient to convince ,him that there, was an. unlimited supply, of edible /fisH along the coast/ and millions of .tons. .of ,fish that* could, be converted into fodder. and fertilisers. , Opportunity . was ~ affordedfor. iemploying hero teii tinies. as many fishermen as were engaged on the west coast of Scotland. llie Scottish fishermen had been forced to seek new fields, and they were coming to New South ales. Mr. .Nowland. had no doubt • 1 ia. ver / extensive., market 'for fisli.es.in. Australia, and he anticipated; no trouble 111 supplying the needs; of inland I towns by the adoption of. up-to-date methods. 1 heir intention was to' confine • themselves to the ocean fisheries, leaving tho inland waters and, tuc tidal harbours and rivers untouched, stations , would .be /established along 'the ?? aS o' l 1 at these the greater, number of the fishermen would live.. It was ridiculous to say that the 700 miles of coast line .would not provide ..employment .for , 5000 men; Ihero was employment for three times that* number. Curing and * canning would -bo earned out on a large scale, and a big ex^ port trade would bo built-up.: • ; • In the, distribution of fish for local , con- ? Ul nnn/? n ono they hoped to liave' from 1500 to 2000 men .employed within ."three .years from tho- -Fish would be deliverdd rresh, with a continuous .service, in tho-same way that milk was supplied/. It was believed that SO per cent. of. the peoplo would take fash threo days a week if. they could get it fresh and at a-,reasonably cost Their had decided'to come to Now . South' a 7 r s ' And they, would "bring their wives and famihes ; and populate tho now desertedcoast. They would" bring •" out their "own trawlerß, and thero > would 'bo no 'lack of hinds. It . was their intention to, ask the Government for certain concessions in'.the way of assisted passages, and such other considerations are extended to immigrant farmers and settlers. ' .