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Goshu Kuinzurando-shu Shinjugai Oyobi Kaisan Gyogyo Kandei Hoki

Date
1938-01-01
Subject
Category
Publisher
Takumusho Takumukyoku
Keywords
Fishing industry
pearling
Creator
Takumusho Takumukyoku Nan'yoka, editor
Current holder
Link
Series number
NTC SP COLL 338.372396 GOSH
Item number
1111717519
Access rights
Restricted access
Rights
This item does not circulate at Library & Archives NT or has special loan restrictions.
Country of origin
Language
Period of reference
1881 to 1931
Description from source
ii, 61 pages ; 23 cm

A legal document describing the pearling and fishery laws of Australia in Japanese, with numerous examples of various applications and relevant legislation from the period 1881-1931. Shows an interesting record of early Japanese labour in Australia, showing that pearling and beche-de-mer industries supported the Japanese immigrants at the time were thriving. Holothuria atra, commonly known as sea cucumbers (traded as beche-de-mer), has a long history as a functional food and tonic in Asia. Holothuria atra is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, its range extending from the Red Sea and East Africa to Australia.
Physical format
Books
Records
Place of Publication
Tokyo
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