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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 71, 25 March 1936, Page 4

The following paragraph is culled front a London paper:—The "welfaro” of New Zealand’s Scottish population and the general fare of many people will be considerably augmented if a new Dominion industry, of which Reuter gives particulars, fulfils its promise. It is cel catching, and they arc "some” cels. Fishermen say they havo seen them his thick as barrels’ and up to 20ft in length. In somerivers they are so numerous that people keep clear of the water at night. "In the day time the fishermen wear several pairs of socks, two or three jerseys, and thick trousers, so as to escape harm from eel bites. These are dangerous because although the eels have small teeth, they contort their bodies so that they twist the flesh away from their victims.” So says Reuter’s correspondent. However, that be, a ton of New Zealand’s eels has just reached the country, and is being examined at the Aberdeen fish research station of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, to ascertain the vitamin content of the meat and the liver oils. It is hoped in New Zealand that these will prove very high, and that in the eels will be found a new rich source of wealth which may transform the New Zealand fishing industry.