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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 110, 7 February 1928, Page 14

There is no scarcity of fish in Christchurch at the present time (states an exchange). In fact, the markets report that tliev had been getting more supplies than’they know how to deal with, and, after meeting retailers’ requirements, thev had been forced to dispose of quite a lot of their fish at giveaway prices. The position is accentuated bv the fact that the demand at this time of the year is more moderate than it is in the cooler months. The fishermen of Lyttelton have recently found themselves in a rather peculiar position, because of the supply of fish being more than equal to the demand, insomuch that it has become a glut on the market. The surplus may be accounted for by the number of extra trawlers employed, the favourable weather of late for trawling, and also the fact that consignments of fish, especially groper, are occasionally sent down from' Wellington. Recently the Lyttelton fishermen received notification from the Christchurch market to limit their catches of soles to five cases for each boat. Provisional leave to appeal to the Privy Council was granted by their lion ours Mr. .lustice Fili) and Mr. Justice Ostler in the case of Lysuar y. Burnard in the Court of Appeal. Security of appeal wus fixed lit ,t. r >oo. Woods' Great PemoTinlri I'uir. l or i.'liildreii s Hacking Cougti.