H.—ls.

FISH EXPORTED.

Table showing the Number of Steam Trawlers, Oil-engine Trawlers, and other Vessels employed in Line and Net Fishing, with the Number of Fishermen employed, and approximately the Total Number of Persons engaged in the Fishing Industry at each Port for the Year ending 31st March, 1920.

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New Zealand Produce. Not New Zealand Produce. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Anchovies, salted (in bulk) ... 3ysters, fresh 3ther fish, fresh or frozen Fish, preserved in tins Fish, smoked, dried, pickled, and salted Nil 29,347 doz. 4,080 ewt. 156,837 lb. 19 cwt. Nil £342 £7,271 £10,106 £48 Nil Nil Nil 340,9071b. 14 cwt. Nil. Nil. Nil. £13,876 £77 Whaling. Number of Whaling-station. Wliales Number of Wliales taken. Species. Yield of Oil. Quantity of Bonedust or Fertilizer produced. Total Value. /hangamumu... [arlborough Sounds and Cook Strait aikoura 61 47 Humpback ... Tons. 300 235 56 tons bonedust S, a. 6. 10,300 0 0 8,225 0 0 ii »• • 11 ii 40 1,120 0 0 Totals 119 575 19,645 0 0

Jompil :rom tl .e returns given in the District Inspectors reports.) Name of Port. Steam Trawlers. Oil-engine Trawlers. Line- and Net-fishing Vessels. Number of £" Fishermen Sp_» tlian employed. r •' employed. Total Number of Persons employed. Hokianga .. .. ... Russell Whangarei Kaipara Auckland Thames Tauranga Gisborne Napier New Plymouth Wanganui Foxton Wellington Picton Blenheim Nelson Westport Greymouth.. Hokitika Kaikoura Rangiora Lyttelton and Sumner Akaroa Southbridge Kaiapoi and Styx Timaru Oamaru Moeraki Dunedin and Port Chalmers .. Invercargill Blufi .. Stewart Island Chatham Islands 5 2 9 1 1 1 1 _ 2 5 7 9 42 10 27 21 60 29 24 64 34 17 13 85 17 10 61 9 12 3 23 18 11 13 24 24 17 9 25 74 4 54 25 13 15 90 15 45 84 50 20 51 140 58 18 13 208 25 16 20 10 22 104* 48 22 25 26 30 24 32 13 34 149 6 100 51 14 70 6 104 20 3 10 2 13 121 _ 10 6 8 4 15 160 15 51 188 70 20 54 140 68 20 26 329 25 20 20 20 28 112 52 22 29 26 40 24 37 13 34 279 20 115 55 34 1 4 10 3 5 2 3 130 16 15 4 10 Totals 29 18 881 1,588 575 2,161 * One hui idred of thest employed whitobaiting without boats.