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Other valuable fishes which I would recommend should be, acclimatized are the land-locked salmon of Canada or the United States, or the Venner lax, the land-locked salmon of Norway and S we.den ; the deep-water trout (Salmo earpio) of the North Italian lakes ; the deep-water trout (Salmo tahoensis) of Lake Tahoe and other mountain-lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountain-range ; the Truckee trout (Salmo henshawii) ; the cut-throat trout (Salmo clarkii) ; and the Rio Grande trout (Salmo spilurus). All these trout inhabit mountain lakes and streams, and we have an immense extent of suitable water in our mountain regions for them. I would also recommend tho introduction, of the British sea-trout (Salmo trutta), which is one of the finest sport and table fishes ; and I would again recommend the acclimatization of the American striped bass (Roccus lineatus), as it is one of the most desirable inshore sea-fishes which can be introduced. I am in a position to state that there will be no difficulty in getting a supply of the eggs of all the fishes I have mentioned, and I know the hatcheries from where they can be obtained. No expense would have to be incurred in providing hatching-accommodation for the eggs after arrival, as the Department's salmon-hatcheries at Hakataramea, Te Anau, Pembroke, Wairau, and West Coast can be used for the purpose. With regard to the development of the sea-fisheries I would recommend that immediate attention should be given to the recommendations which I made in my last year's report. I. have, &c, L. F. Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries.

Oysters.

Return showing the Total Quantity and Value of Fish imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1918.

Locality. Disposed of in Dominion. Exported. Total Number. Total Value. Foveaux Strait Sacks. 22,827 Sacks. 2,180 Sacks. 25,007 £ s. d. 12,503 0 0 Bock-oysters. 4,774\ 661 5,065 517) Bay of Islands Mangonui ... Bauraki Gulf Grreat Barrier 10,422 7,516 18 6 Total ... 20,019 13 6

SH IMPi ;ted. Quantity. I Value. Anchovies, salted (in bulk) Oysters, fresh Other fish, fresh or frozen Fish, preserved in tins Pish, smoked, dried, pickled, and salted ... 3 cwt. Nil Nil 2,912,1621b. 280 cwt. £7 Nil. Nil. £131,789 £1,525 PISH FISH BXPORTID. : BXPORTI] New Zeala. ID. Hid Pro New Zealand Produce. Not New Zealand Produoe. New Ze Quantity. Mia rro Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Anchovies, salted (in bulk) ... Oysters, fresh Other fish, fresh or frozen Fish, preserved in tins Fish, smoked, dried, pickled, and salted Nil 142,800 doz. 7,834 cwt. 86,3861b. 28 cwt. Nil £1,114 £13,658 £5,422 £122 Nil Nil Nil 179,1351b. 14 cwt. Nil. Nil. Nil. £8,620 £77