A NEW INDUSTRY
OTAGO OYSTER BED
(By Telegraph—Pres9 Association.)
DUNEDIN, February 2.
If as a result of the discovery of a bed of oysters off Otago Peninsula the marketing of these oysters is found to be a" commercial proposition, it may well be. that an important new industry will be established in Otago. It is claimed that the bed of oysters has been-found in about 45 fathoms and oysters that have been sampled to date have been declared by expects tobe in first-class condition and very large. Those in touch with the position state that the prospects of a new industry for Otago appear bright and a definite pronouncement concerning the position will be made in the near future.
Experts have expressed the opinion that these oysters will prove a marketable proposition in large quantities, but before they appear on the market it is stated that the authorities will require to satisfy themselves as to the quantity of oysters available, and this investigation is being undertaken at present. ■ '
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 28, 3 February 1937, Page 7
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168A NEW INDUSTRY Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 28, 3 February 1937, Page 7
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