Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-08-20 | Page 4 | British Colony Will Control Export of Fish

BRITISH COLONY WILL CONTROL EXPORT OF FISH . j ST. JOHN S. N. P. Aug 3 (Correspondence (Cor-respondence The colony of Newfoundland New-foundland has initiated an iltempi at, government contra! of the export ofi cured fish, tho most important Indus-, try of the Island. Over tne protest i Of many ol the shipping, fish export-! ;ng and other trading concerns, thej J legislature at its session recently clos-; i I enacted several measures to this effect ef-fect j The most important of ihese ere-1 nled a board which will have full Ju-1 rildlCttOUi subject only to the gover-Inor-ln-COUncil, over the exportation of. codfish Pnder its terms no one will, be permitted to export fl.ii without' a license and licenses must comply! with regulation to he prescribed by' the board with regard to the quality I of the fish, the time when it may bo, shipped, the quantity that may be forwarded for-warded to any particular market and' me minimum price that may bec.haig- jt ed Monthly statements w:ll be ie- aSal. quired showing the amount of e."-h I j grade of fish in the hands of export- mtM Other measures provided for th fi-Cr' grading of fish and the Inspection of BffT veeeels to be used for exporting tht pic. dip t, most of which goes to Medl fit.! ' '',' terraneap and South American ports 0!' '.'he sponsors of th, leglsla'ion said it RBPI was designed to Improve the qualit fcftlftft of the cured, fish, to insure its saff IH transportation and to prevent gluts ir BLffi foreign Viarketa with consequent price cutting. nfinftl