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Rationalizing Fish Transport

28th August 1942, Page 21
28th August 1942
Page 21
Page 21, 28th August 1942 — Rationalizing Fish Transport
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IN order to effect economy in the use 1 of vehicles and railway rolling stock, the principle of rationalizing distribution, which is already in operation for many commodities, has been extended to cover fish distribution. It will limit the length of journeys, utilize direct railway routes and eliminate, where possible, cross-hauls and unnecessary transfers. It does not affect the carriage of fish w.hen it is sold by retail, neither does it provide any form of rationing to the consumer. , The scheme provides:—(a) that fish landed at any of certain ports may be distributed within only a defined zone, but London can draw fish from all ports, And the Birmingham area from two reasonably adjacent.

(b) Fish sent to inland wholesale merchants within each zone may be redistributed only to customers within 20 miles of the merchant's premises.

(c) In each zone there will be defined sub-zones, and-fish landed will

distributed to each sub-zone in proportion to its population.

(d) Equitable distribution will be made between inland wholesalers, fishmongers and fish friers, who will continue to handle the same proportion passing into a sub-zone as they did during the datum period—July to September, 1941.

The change-over of customers will be left, so far as possible, to the trade. ' At each main port and more bnportant lesser ports a Port Fish Distribution Committee has been set up. The Ministry of Food has also appointed a Port Fish Distribution Officer at each of five main ports.


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