TRAWLERS FOR THE SOUNDS,
♦■ A more plenteous supply of fish, for Wellington has often boen spoken of as desirable, but though many scheme* to this end havo been tried, fish is still something of a luxuTy. A local syndicata has had the steamer Waitara altered to make her more fit for trawling, andi she is to begin work within the next week or two in the waters of Queen Charlotte Sound. Mr. Smith, who cam© to New' Zealand froih Grimsby in the trawling, steamer Nora Niven, is to have charge of the Waitara. Mr. Smith, who mafla a study of the Queen ChaTiott© Sounds' during the experimental trawlings by tha Noru Niven, is convinced that a highly ' profitable industry awaite development In those waters. It is not proposed, to! sntno. time in bringing the steamer to port with her catches; these are to be transhipped to tho Sounds passenffe* steamers for carriage to Wellington. Tta Waitara's trawler Las been altered', and. on a trial trip t made the other day it is reported to have acted admirably. Mr. Smith is of opinion that good fUhing areas exist n&or Cap© Palliser, and a trial of the fishing grounds in this vicinity is also a part of tho scheme of the syndicate.
Rabbits to tho value of £10,789 wefa exported from New Zealand last month. Tho value of the kauri gum exported in the same period Was £31,751 i fthd' tim>.r £76.254.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 09, 11 January 1908, Page 5
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