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APPENDIX I. Legislation. The following regulations have been made during the year : — 3rd April, 1929 : Prohibition of trawling in Wellington Harbour.—Extension of closed area. 3rd April, 1929 : Regulations governing trawling and Danish seining in Hauraki Gulf, Kaipara Harbour, Mahurangi Harbour, and Manukau Harbour. 19th August, 1929 : Increasing the regulation size limit for blue cod. 13th January, 1930 : Regulation prohibiting Danish seining in certain waters of the Bay of Islands. 13th January, 1930 : Order in Council declaring that mussels shall be subject to certain provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, relating to artificial oyster-beds. Regulating fishing for trout and other acclimatized fishes in the following Acclimatization Districts : 21st May, 1929, North Canterbury ; sth May, 1929, Waimate ; 9th September, 1929, Auckland (amending) ; 9th September, 1929, Feilding and District; 16th September, 1929, Waimarino (amending) ; 16th September, 1929, Waitaki; 14th October, 1929, Waitaki (amending); 11th November, 1929, Hawke's Bay; 15th November, 1929, Whangarei; 15th December, 1929, Waiapu; 13th January, 1930, Westland; 26th February, 1930, Hawera ; 26th February, 1930, Hobson County; 11th March, 1930, Tauranga ; 26th March, 1930, Wellington. APPENDIX 11. Nomenclature. List showing Popular and Scientific Names of Fish, Crustacea, and MoUusca mentioned in Report. Popular Names. Scientific Names. Barracouta .. . . .. .. Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen). Bass (or bass groper) .. .. .. Polyprion americanus (Bloch and Schn.). Blue cod .. .. .. .. Parapercis colias (Forster). Brill .. . . . . . . Colistium ammotretis guntheri (Hutton). Butterfish (— greenbone or kelp-fish) .. Coridodax pullus (Forster). Crayfish . . . . . . . . Jasus lalandii (Milne Edwards). Dab (commonly included among flounder) Rhombosolea plebeia (Richardson). Elephant-fish . . . . .. Callorhynchus milii (Bory). Flounder .. . . . . . . Rhombosolea leporina Guenther. Greenbone (= butterfish) .. .. Coridodax pullus (Forster). Groper (= hapuku) . - . . .. Polyprion oxygeneios (Bloch and Schn.). Gurnard .. .. .. .. Chelidonichthys kumu (Lesson and Garnot) and Lepi dotrigla brachyoptera Hutton. Hake (= southern kingfish) .. .. Jordanidia solandri (Cuv. and Yal.). Hapuku (= hapuka or whapuku) .. Polyprion oxygeneios (Bloch and Schn.). Herring (= South Island mullet) .. Agonostomus forsteri (Cuv. and Val.). " Picton herring "(= pilchard or sardine) Sardinia (Clupea) neopilcharda (Sfceindachner). John-dory (or dori) . . . . .. Zeus faber Linnams. Kahawai .. .. .. .. Arripis trutta (Forster) J Kingfish (northern) . . . . .. Seriola lalandi (Cuv. and Val.). Kingfish (southern) . . . . . . Jordanidia solandri (Cuv. and Val.). Ling .. . . .. . . Genypterus blacodes (Bloch. and Schn.). Moki .. .. .. .. Latridopsis ciliaris (Forster). Mullet (northern) .. .. .. Mugil fcephalus Linnaeus. Mullet (southern) (= herring) .. Agonostomus forsteri (Cuv. and Val.). Mussel .. .. • • . • Mytilus canaliculus Martyn Linne. Oyster (dredge) . • • ■ • • Ostrea sinuata Lam ark. Oyster (rock) .. . . .. Ostrea glomerata Gould. Piper (garfish) . . . . .. Hemirhampus intermedins Cantor. Red cod .. .. .. .. Physiculus bachus (Bloch and Schn.). Rock-cod .. .. .. .. Lotella rhacinus (Forster). Sardine . • •. • • • • Sardinia (Clupea) neopilcharda (Steindachner) Skate .. . . .. . • Raja nasuta Mueller and Henle. Snapper . . .. • . .. Pagrosomus auratus (Forester). Sole .. . . . . . . Peltorhampus novae-zeelandiae Guenther. Tarakihi .. .. .. . . Dactylopagrus macropterus (Forster). Toheroa .. .. .. .. Mesodesma ventricosa (Gray). Trevally .. .. .. .. Caranx platessa (Cuv. and Val.). Trumpeter . . . . . . .. Latris lineata (Forster). Turbot . . . . . . . . Colisteum nudipinnis (Waite). Warehou .. .. .. .. Seriolella brama (Guenther). Whitebait .. .. .. .. Galaxias attenuatus (Jenyns).