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SOLE AGENTS: METSUI BUBBAW:XXBHI:
ECONOMIC RESOURCES.
OUR FISHERIES.
SUB-COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
Mr. John-Johnstone, as Chairman of the Economic Resources Fisheries Sub-Committee submitted the follow. ing report
Exported into the
---I attach copies of - the questions | Salt fish to the Chinese on this subject and Colony, Hom their replies thereto, and conclude by 11. Are there any set BESONS of reminding the Government that the year when runs of certain fish private company to operate steam occur, how long do these runs last? trawlers in these waters a few years azo failed miserably owing to the opposition it met with at the hands of the Chinese on all sides.
QUESTIONS ON FISEL. 1. Amount of fish in
"Tons" brought into this Colony per annum? Reliable Information on this subject
1. The amount of fish caught and has been extremely difficult to obtain brought to this Colony anually because only the Chinese themselves from the different fishing grounds is could give us the information roughly about 8,330 tons, while the quired, and no amount of reasoning amount imported sanally from will persuade them that we have not Canton (fresh watne figh) is roughly at the back of our heads some scheme about 8,917 tons or 400 piculs daily. which will ultimately deprive a cer- The fanfag feet in the Colony num tain class (the fishermen) of their bers from 1,200 to 1,100. living: This report is therefore put forward în little detail, and the facts and figures cannot be definitely relied upon, although they were supplied (see answer No. 11),
2. Species of Fish?
by influential Chinese who themselves 3. How caught, i-by drift nets Size of net and found considerable difficulty in collector stake néts?
mesh? ing data.
Briefly, the amount of fish brought into the Colony varies between 17,000 and 20,000 tons per annum. Of this amount approximately half is salt and half fresh water fish.
11. Yes; there are four seasons when the following runs of fish occur
Spring: Kung fish, Che fish, Eel,! Shad, Mango fish; Hoi-ho-fish.
Summer Garoupa, Ching Yee fish, Shad, Unk-kor-iec, Lap fish.
Autumn: Haddock, Por Lop fish. Winter: Kau Kwun fish, For Lap fish. Hof Ho. Kung fish, Che fish. -12 Who is the best Chinese authority to see on this subject?
12 · auginimi
**QUESTIONS ON OYSTERS,
1
1. Are there any oyster beds in British waters?
1. The answer is in the affigmative. 2. Ate the oysters grown it. Deep
2. The species of fish are various Bay used for human consumption.or
for fertilizing purposes 2 make an
2. The fish of the oysters grows in Deep Bay is for human consump tion, while the shells, after being! burnt into ashes, can be used for -fertiliring purposes as well as 18- terial for building houses.
3. Two kinds of fishing junks are
4,
(L) Large fishing jenks with two masts. For this kind, stake nets are used and about ten men are required on board. The net is spread out and hung between two junks. For this reason two boats must be engaged
at the same time. -.
The principal fishing grounds are (1) in the neighbourhood of Macao and (2) off the coast opposite Swatow, but different species are caught_in different waters. The fish are caught (2). Fishing junks with three masts in trawl and drift nets. In the first For this kind drift nets with long case two junks are required to attend strings of hooks are used and about the net, each junk carrying appro-twenty-five persons are required on
board. zimately ten men'apiece. dr
Where drift nets are being used For Haddock and Shad the "white one junk with a crew of approximate of ducks eggsnetk can only be ly 25 persons is necessary, but in used.
4. Duration of time fishing junks Dearly all cases sea-going junks Kent in couples.
are at sea per voyage?
About ten days are taken for 5. Number of active persons
The fresh water fish come from
the Cantor River and its tributaries one trip.
Other meats are employed for itch.
ing fish, mainly stake, and hanging ed on fairing junks??
rets fished from the shors, and many primitive methods are also adopted
for catching fish such as "Epearing
5. See answer No. 3.
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3. Are pearls ever found, therein? 3. The answer is in the negative.
4. How are the oysters fed?
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4. No food any other than naturalelephone a Telegraphic Addrane 3-" VICTORIA' required. *
5. Are they used all the year round
mopa? Kozmetik of do they take them at certain sea-
5. There is no particular season for
taking oysters. They are taken it It does not matter fonnt suficiently large in size.
what you send to
6. How are the beds formed?
*7. Do they require any special supervision, if so what number of men?
7. A number of men is required periodically to supervise the oyster carried If a storm happened and the oysters are found to have been blown in from their beds, men are required to look after them and put them in position again...."
6, Where are fishing grounds situated?
Nets vary in mesh from aperteach 6. The chief tabing grounds are
of an inch to two inches (Chinese), situated near Swatow and near
The fishing fleets are interfered Marso...
7. Usual time it takes the fishing with very considerably by storms, but | generally speaking it takes from two feet to get there?.
to three days to get to the fishing 7. Greatly depends upon wind. It grounds off Swatow and about one takes about two or three days to the day to those off Macno.
fishing grounds near Swatow and Fish caught in the immediate about one day is taken to get to neighbourhood of Hongkong general. Satai ie. the fishing grounds near Ty come, in to the local market Macao,
Most of the catch in the more distant f 8. 16 their work greatly interfered waters is salted down and also con- with by storms 2,
8. To what size do they run (the oyster beda)?
8. They run in different sizes.
Is there anything peculiar to the soil, is Deep Bay, which makes it
9. The reasons why Deep Bay is possible to cultivate, oysters there? suitable for the cultivation of oysters
are repo
(f). There are flows of salt water
-band fresh wateräzi
(2). The water is generally calna. (3). The soil is soft and fine 10. Are they object to any disease?
unied on the Island, only a small 8. The answer in the affirmative amount being exported to Shek Ki9, Does mor of the fish caught by 10., IF the water where there are Which is the principal importing dis the fishing population of Hongkong oyster beds is infected by ponon it filet served by. Hongkong..
and New Territorks come to Hong will be very disastrous for the oysters kong or go to. Macho and Canton 2 and many deaths may result.
9-M tcomes Hongkong 11. To whom do the beds belong There appears to be no value in † Only, zhout 244 uns are exported to | is, local Chinese or Canton Govern- these apart from humen (Chinese) Shek kd which is the chief importing | ment?
Consumption or for fertilising pur poses, and very much doubt if it would be wise to suggest that they
used for edible purposes by Foreign
district fross Hongkong D
11. The beds belong to the people for sated down for Chinese in Deen Bay who have leased them. Who is the best Chinese au does it go to the
icál) ca the subject goes for the focal market
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