FISH FOR AUSTRALIA

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 13, 17 January 1933, Page 5

FISH FOR AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY. TEAWLE& ACTIVE

ON NEW ZEALAND COAST

,?' (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ;j AUCKLAND, 16th January. . 'A Sydney venture to catch fish off ih& New Zealand coast and offer it for sale on Australian markets came under aotiee yesterday afternoon when a Sydney trawler unexpectedly put into Manukau Harbour to. land a member of; her crew, who was suffering from a/septic hand. But for the need of landing the man, it is' -considered likely that the trawler would have completed her fishing and returned to Australia \yithout putting in to any New Zealand port. The .man • brought ashore for treatment was Walter John Carey, aged 50, of Auburn, Sydney. The trawler is the Alfie Cam, a vessel,of'2B2 tons, "built in England in 1920. The Alfie Cam arrived off the Manukau Heads shortly ■ before 1' o 'clock, but as the master was not acquainted with, the conditions of the bar she remained cruising about outside. An hour later the motor vessel Hokianga, bound from Hokianga to Onehunga, arrived ofi the bar and was Tequested Sy the trawler to take Mr. Carey into port. ... ; As there is a regulation which' forbids any person, landing from an overseas vessel without permission"" from the Health and Customs authorities, the master of the Hokianga did not comply with the request, but suggested ■that he should lead the trawler over the bar. This course was agreed to. "When the Hokianga arrived at the •wharf at Onehunga she reported the matter, but in the" meantime the in- . jured man had been taken off the trawler' by a,private launch. Exeur 7 sionasts on other, launches were not allowed to land until it had been ascertainjed that no one 'from' the trawler was among them. The Alfie Cam, which is owned by Cam and Sons, left Sydney ten days ago |to try out a new scheme for catching 1 fish ofi the New Zealand coast for Australia. The crossing' of the Tasmari. occupied five days and the fishing was: commenced off Three Kings and Cape Maria Tan Diemen. Bough ■weather hampered, fishing .operations at the start, but later : the trawler worked south- and • excellent results were achieved. The-trawler,-Mr. Carey thir&s, will be leaving on .her return \ trip\to Sydney about Wednesday. • .