The salt industry has been under monopolistic control of the 
Japanese government since 1905. Only persons licensed by the government 
could produce or import salt and all domestically produced salt was sold 
by the Japanese government. Salt intended for use in the salting of fish, 
as well as that for other industries, received individual treatment under 
the law and v/as sold at a special reduced price. 
During the period of Military Government control, essential civilian 
consumption of salt, i.e. in home consumption and food industries, should 
receive first priority and in such allocations the salting of fish should 
receive its due share. 
16-031 P292 tiu 
