SEA FISHERIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23369, 8 December 1937, Page 11

SEA FISHERIES

INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE'S <i REPORT '; _ ■';. H AVAILABLE AFTER CHRISTMAS 1 ,>n .;• •. if. . ... . '•..•'!! (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, Dec. 7. ',',' According to a statement made by. the Minister of Marine (Mr P,n Fraser) when the Supplementary,:; Estimates were under consideration-1 in the House of Representatives to-,: day, the report of the Sea Fisheries -■) Investigation Committee will be presented to Parliament after therf Christmas recess. .:': The matter was raised by Mr H;;' S. S. Kyle (Opposition, RiccartonK when the supplementary vote for the ' Marine Department was under con-*'; sideration. He suggested that Mr J/' Thorn (Govt, Thames), who is chairman of the committee, should inform the House of the progress made in the investigations. Mr Thorn: You are fishing, but I'm not biting. Mr Fraser said it was expected that the report would be ready for presentation when the House me|[£ again early in the New Year. Tremendous importance was attached to the committee's investigations in the course of which much valuable information had been gained. "It is staggering to realise the" paucity of the information at disposal concerning our . sea, 1 ' fisheries," the Minister added. " Re if ■' peated complaints have been in this respect by the chief inspector f of fisheries (Mr A. E. Hefford), and' b even when the committee has finished its work there will still research to be undertaken. I ami? satisfied, however, that no committee*-' appointed by the Government has" done more conscientious work." ■ lw