THE FISH SUPPLY,
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I have read a great deal about the fishing industry, but never any scheme to improve our fish supply. I have often been to the fish market, and this is my opinion; Pity the fishermen if he did not do something to protect himself. Hero Is a scheme that I think would ipiprovo the conditions: If . the fishermen sent their fish up by tlie evening train and sola it then—electric light is cheap—the public could buy their own supply if it suited them. The extent of the catch could be advertised in the evening paper as a guide. There is not much fish caught
on'Sunday. It could be sold as usual on the-Monday morning. Comparatively few deep sea cod are sent up, because there is no sale for them. This is the reason: After the fish are caught they lie in the boat .for hours, in the truck all night, and by the time the fishmonger takes them home, and finally washes them, in fresh water they arc not fit to cat. With this scheme the fishmonger would have a longer day in which to sell his fish, and children could buy before they went to school.
—I am, etc..
Fresh Fish
August 9
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19280810.2.19.5
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 19941, 10 August 1928, Page 3
Word Count
211THE FISH SUPPLY, Evening Star, Issue 19941, 10 August 1928, Page 3
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in