Helps Local Fishermen
The limitation of seine boats in
Alaska waters to not more than
50 feet in length, it was declared
was imposed several years ago
to give local fishermen some pro
tection against the inroads of
large seine boats from Puget Sound
and farther south who migrated
here each year during the fishing
season. It has worked out suc
cessfully and the local Chamber
feels that it should be retained.
The Chamber also without ob
jection directed Secretary Walms
ley to communicate with William
Finley, Finley Park. Ore., urging
him to assist in getting an exten
sion on the migratory wild fowl
season to November 20. Mr. Fin
ley is northwest member of the
Advisory Committee on Migratory
Game Birds.
The movement for an extension
was launched at Petersburg re
cently and the Commercial Club
of that City asked the local body
to aid it. Birds from northern
breeding grounds have been late
in reaching Southeast Alaska, it
was said.
DOUbt AS TO NKA
Although assured some two weeks
ago that the National Recovery
Act does apply to Alaska, there
now' seems to be some doubt as
to the extent of the application,
the Chamber was advised by Dele
gate Dimond who said NRA offic
ials were studying the matter more
carefully. Due to marked dissim
ilarity in conditions here and the
more highly Industrialized States
proper, he said the Administration
had not fully decided what course
and policy would best apply to
this Territory and Hawaii. The
Delegate said he had taken up this
matter with Gov, John W. Troy,
and that he would be guided by
the desires of the majority of Al
askans in presenting his view's to
NRA officials.
