to these designated areas shipping plans on the kinds and monthly quotas 
were made up hy the Central Agricultural Association (Cbuo Nogyo Kai), 
approved hy the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, and notifications 
were sent "by this central association to the local associations. After 
Augist 1944, however, the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce directly 
notified local government of their producing and shipping plans and made 
local government authorities responsible for shipping quantities of fresh 
fish to the consuming areas "taking into consideration local consumption 
and raw materials for processing. N 
Since the rationing control of fish is local rather than nation¬ 
wide, the per capita allowances may vary considerably from area to area. 
Within any area the per capita ration is also not a fixed quantity for 
fish is distributed at irregular intervals depending upon the supply. 24/ 
For each distribution special ration stamps are probably validated which 
can be used to obtain only the specific ration in question. The actual 
method of distribution from retailer to consumer varies; it is reported, 
* 
for example, that several methods were used in Tokyo. 25/ 
Table 69 names the agencies for the control of fish distrihition 
in several of the large cities as reported in May and June 1944. The 
distribution units in the six large cities as of April 1944 are reported 
in Table 70. 
24 / In Tbkyo in late 1943 fish was reported to be allocated about every 
three or four days. 
25/ Heports from returned repatriates indicate two different ways of 
handling the distribution of fish to consumers in Tokyo during the last 
part of 1943. In one district the fish dealer gave each of his customers 
a number and by posting the number of those he could provide on a sigi! 
in his shop he supplied his customers in turn. In another section of 
the city, however, "fish day 0 was announced a day in advance and a long 
line formed with the policy of "first come, first served." 
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