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early unprogressive stages of the industry, 

 in a large number of small ports. 



In the future the tendency will be for 

 trawlers to be built of larger dimensions ; 

 they will be less subject to ^weather con- 

 ditions, and of necessity more regular in 

 their voyages. * Wireless will probably play 

 a great part,and purchasers will know better 

 what the future supplies are likely to be ; 

 consequently the fluctuations in prices 

 will not be so great. There will never be 

 gluts of fish to be thrown away as manure, 

 for if the supplies are known beforehand 

 arrangements can be made to control the 

 traffic. If ever again supplies are so 

 abundant that prices fall below the cost 

 of railway carriage, the State should take 

 the surplus at a fixed minimum price 

 and arrange for its delivery to workhouses, 

 asylums, and other national institutions ; 

 fish should be made a ration in the Army 

 and Navy. It must be remembered that at 

 times of plenty, fish is always of exceptionally 

 fine quality. The low prices which some- 

 times rule are owing to absence of demand, 

 occasioned by hot weather or a plentiful 

 supply of fruit. This is no reason why 



