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cesses whereby the fullest advantage can 

 be obtained from those values. In the 

 past there has been little co-ordination 

 among the different branches, and the 

 competition among the small-scale busi- 

 nesses has been perhaps more wasteful in 

 time, labour, and material than in any other 

 industry. Even to-day, for example, in 

 spite of the extreme shortage of foods, the 

 inedible immature fish which the fishermen 

 catch are thrown overboard to rot instead 

 of being brought into port and manufac- 

 tured into a very valuable fertilizer. On 

 questions such as these the Trade Associa- 

 tions should assist, by forming wise laws, 

 by speeding up transport, by promoting 

 the erection of inland markets and cold 

 stores, and, above all, by insisting on a 

 standard quality of the product right up 

 to its ultimate destination. 



