The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
URGES CONTROL OF
ISLAND FISHERIES
Professor Bryan Would Have
Government Fix the Prices
For Sea Food

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Government control Of the FISH sup
ply of Hawaii, and the fixing Of price,
by the government, il urged upon the
Territorial food commission by Prof
William A, Bryan. Of the College OF
Hawaii in n communication received
from him by the commission yesterday
"Under the rigid governmental in.
speetioh,p says Professor Bryan in his
letter, the supply can be very great
Nv increased anil The price TO the, con.
pumer very materially reduced. Aud
enlarged use Of fish as cheap substi.
tute for meat would have the result
of reducing the demand for that i'm.
portant commodity locally, and should
have an immediate and favorable
effect upon the price Of meat to Ha.
waiian consumers while conserving the
supply Of ell kinds Of domestic animals
now in the Islands. Z" Ii
Professor Bryan reviews at conaider.
able length the FISH industry, past and
present, in sIlawaii and goes into de.
tails regarding its equipment and
capacity for expension. lie sums up
with eoncluaions and recommendation
as follows:
. SOnCAupAVub g 1 !. 4. p Z
from an examination Of the above
figures, collected for certain selected
apecies which Indicate the general ten,
dency of the market supply for other
important species, when they are
viewed in the light Of other similar
data at hand IL is concldded:
That the available supply Of fresh
fish in the waters about Oahu is suffi.
GENTLY abundant TO supply ali our lsgi
Innate needs and-ht approximately The
prices current in 1902. i9.
That the supply OF pond fish IL
larger than in former years.
That since the army does not use
fresh fish TO any considerable extent
as a rntion, there has not been a suffi.
Client increase in the demand for
fresh FISH 20 warrant the increased
price. |ta.
Recommendations z
. Recommendations In case il be
comes desirable for the Territory o.
federal government 10 secure contro'
of the fish supply as an emergency
measure the following course of proee
dure Is suggested. ..' &s15II & Y
L" The establishing of a fair whole
sale and retail price for fish through
out the fSIull1S. .s .... b. .,... .'E-e
That FISH be sold by the pound
and not by count as at present
/" That the license fee collected from
fish vendors should be waived and tina
rent on liGh stalls reduced to fair
return on actual investment involved
"iTlrat all fish immediately on enter
ing the city must be offered for AaIt
through the government officials at the
uniform price established and that the
government through it's food commits.
sioners lie made the only authorized
agency for holding surplus stock OF
fish on ice pending sales.
That the government control all
facilities FOR storing and iceing fSh.
That all deep sea fish be classed
as ice fish and considered as reserve
supply. b.. l1, IA
81" That small shore fish be given the
preference ON the market in order ia
insure the sale of the daily catch.
-. "'That pond mullet be held as a re
serve supply to be- sold only as the
state OF the market necessitates.
THAT discretion for the enforce
ment Of closed season rules, fishing
regulations, etc, be placed in the hands
of the commission during the period
of the wars a.5'.,N~ ...t. -, ! .