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dispute, and were a little of the money annually sipent in 

 unprofitable ways devoted to the cause I am advocating, there 

 would undoubtedly be not only a great increase in the supply 

 of cheap, wholesome fish, but an accession to' the revenue by 

 no means to be despised. Doubtless some fishermen here 

 and there would suffer, for the time being, but ultimately all 

 would greatly benefit, and for the sake of these few it is 

 surely a suicidal policy to endanger the whole future of the 

 fishing industry. I notice that in the discussio^n in Parliar- 

 ment on the Fisheries Bill one gentleman expressed his belief 

 that there is no immediate necessity to push on the measure. 

 If he means that there is no immediate danger of the fish sup- 

 ply suddenly giving out he is doubtless right, but every year's 

 delay means a change for the worse and increased expense and 

 difficulty when the position has ultimately to be faced. The 

 sooner this is realised by our legislators the better will it be 

 for the Commonwealth of Australia. 



