PROGRESS & PROBLEMS REPORT II
Supplementary to I of 1st February
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I. FISHERIES.
Vessels for Hong Kong.
Discussions have been held on 1st February with Captain G. C. Banister, .R.N., Director of Boom Defences, and on 5th February a.m. and p.m. with Rear Admiral F. Elliott, Director Small Vessels Pool and with members of his staff. Advice of C. F. Hickling obtained and letter sent to ong Kong asking for 4 75 ft. M.F.V.s. and 1 90 ft. M.F.V. to serve as fish tenders.
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Meeting at Palace Chambers 16th February hickling in chair, R. H. Burt, Miss Ruston, D. M. Kenrick, Lt. Col. Sedgwick, W. Birtwistle of Singapore and myself. Details prewar and postwar staff sent to Miss Ruston 18th February as requested. Post ? Salary? G. A. Steven ?
A senior stenographer to be appointed to the Fisheries Department. ? Miss Olive Redwood.
Colonial Fisheries.
Meeting at Palace Chambers 19th February present C. F. Hickling in chair, Hugh Copley, S. H. Deathe, R. H. Pullen- Burry of Kenya and D. W. Wiles of Barbados and myself. Problems discussed, films, cooperatives, pond culture, air photographic reconnaisance of sea bottoms.
Visit to Torrey Research Station, Aberdeen: 21st - 23rd February
Three days at Torrey. Detailed discussions with Dr. G. A. Reay, Director, James Lamont, Librarian; Dr. C. L. Cutting, fish processing; Dr. J. M. Shewan, bacteriologist (brief); Dr. J. A. Lovern, byproducts, and Dr. A. Banks, cold storage. Detailed notes taken.
In3brief, it would appear that we must establish in Hong Kong small plants costing, say, £300 each for experimental and small scale processing for:
Fish meal, Smoking, Dehydration, Canning.
We must purchase and build ice-making and cold storage plant as soon as ground near market can be earmarked and capital obtained. Pros and cons of block ice, flacice and pacice to be reviewed.
Discussions also held with:
A. R. Taylor, Naval Engineer re mechanization of junks; J. S. Grant, representative of Ruston & Hornsby re diesel
engines in junks;
John Kilgour, New Standard Cold Storage Co., re ice making
and freezing plant.
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