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Goshu Kuinzurando-shu Shinjugai Oyobi Kaisan Gyogyo Kandei Hoki

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Title
Goshu Kuinzurando-shu Shinjugai Oyobi Kaisan Gyogyo Kandei Hoki
Subject
Legal documents
Legislation
Politics and government
Foreign workers, Japanese
International trade
Coasts--Australia
Category
1. Settlement
2. National boundaries
3. World War I
Publisher
Takumusho Takumukyoku
Place of Publication
Tokyo
Keywords
Fishing industry
pearling
Creator
Takumusho Takumukyoku Nan'yoka, editor
Current holder
Northern Territory Library
Period of reference
1881 – 1931
Date
January 1, 1938
Link
https://lant.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1111717519
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
Japan
Language
Japanese
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