H.—ls.

Fisheries Table II.—Showing the various Kinds of Fish caught and approximately the Total Quantities of Fish* and Shell-fish landed at the Chief Fishing-ports for the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

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Name of Port. Russell .. . . Kaipara .. Whangarei Auckland (including Manukau and Coromandel) Thames Tauranga (including Mercurv Bay) Gisborne .. Napier New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Picton Blenheim (Wairau) Nelson Westport .. Gi'eymouth Kaikoura Akaroa Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Moeraki .. Dunedin and Otago Districts Invercargill, Bluff, and Distrint Stewart Island Chatham Islands Four minor ports (combined) Principal Kinds of Fish caught. Snapper, mullet, flounder, hapuku, crayfish, piper, kingfish, tarakihi, gurnard, kaha wai Flounder, snapper, mullet Snapper, flounder, hapuku, mullet Snapper, flounder, tarakihi, hapuku, gurnard, dogfish, dory, mullet, crayfish, blue cod, kingfish, trevalli, frostfish, barraeouta, piper, herrings, oysters (rock), mussels, sardines Snapper, flounder, dabs, mullet, gurnard, dogfish, dory, herrings Snapper, hapuku, tarakihi, gurnard, trevalli, dogfish", mullet, blue-cod Tarakihi, snapper, hapuku, gurnard, sole, flounder, kahawai, crayfish Tarakihi, gurnard, soles, flounders, snapper, hapuku, barracouta, john-dory, moki, trevalli, kingfish, kahawai, whitebait, brill, mullet, warehou Snapper, hapuku, cod, crayfish, tarakihi, gurnard, herrings, kingfish, kahawai Snapper, hapuku, blue-cod, flounder .. .. Tarakihi, hapuku, hake, ling, bass, crayfish, warehou, moki, flounder, sole, butterfish, kahawai, blue-cod, trevalli, snapper, gurnard, bream, kingfish, skate, whitebait, garfish, red-cod, conger, kelpfish Flounder, butterfish, garfish, moki, blue-cod, herring (bait), hapuku, crayfish Sole, flounder, tarakihi, gurnard, butterfish, snapper, moki, red-cod, hapuku, \_>i. <x> Vi-lbl-L Snapper, flatfish, gurnard, blue-cod, bream, hapuku, crayfish ... Groper, flounder, kahawai, soles, turbot, herring, cod Soles, groper, snapper, turbot, flounders, herrings, red-cod, ling Groper, trumpeter, hake, ling, tarakihi, bass, blue-cod, and crayfish Groper, flounders, soles, brill, blue-cod, red-cod, barracouta, moki, butterfish, kingfish, conger-eel Flatfish, groper, tarakihi, ling, elephant-fish Flounders, sole, groper, red-cod, ling, occasional kingfish, elephant-fish, barracouta, brill, and gurnard Groper, blue-cod, red-cod, ling, barracouta, moki, warehou, soles, crayfish Groper, blue-cod, red-cod, ling, barracouta, moki, warehou, soles, crayfish Groper, kingfish, blue-cod, flounders, soles, brill, bream, trevalli, garfish, redcod, tarakihi, barraeouta, moki, trumpeter, ling, mullet, red perch, kelpfish, elephant-fish, kahawai, skate Blue-cod, groper, flounders, green-bone, trevalli, ling, kingfish, crayfish Blue-cod, groper, trumpeter, green-bone, moki Blue-cod, hapuku, trumpeter Snapper, mullet, flounder, tarakihi, hapuku Totals Quantity landed. Cwt, 4,790 ■ 5,550 3,900 104,098 26,991 7,965 3,093 17,560 1,610 396 80,533 4,680 2,380 3,039 182 1,090 2,580 3,659 13,090 8,292 2,292 3,743 42,240 6,868 7,903 7,433 3,389 369,346 * Not including whitebait. t Including also cockles Total Value (Fish). £ 4,845 8,742 6,206 88,947 30,247 7,408 4,009 28,653 2,257 580 94,749 4,368 3,040 4,837 191 2,249 4,192 6,382 15,272 17,228 2,692 4,429 31,680 10,700 11,750 4,897 6,125 406,675 and pipis. Shell Fishery (excluding Toheroa). Oysters. ; Value. Sacks. 5,215 .. 6,258 .. :: 42,744 26,715 47,959 - 32,973 Mussels. Sacks. 3,000 2,704 - 520f 6,224 j Value. £ 750 899 390 * .. ' ' - _ 2,039 Crayfish. Cwt. 40 1,949 429 108 (?) 25 100 40 20 :.: 10 4 " 5 2,730 Value. £ 73 3,592 700 150 (?) 35 100 38 16 6 5 'is 4,733 rp-i-i XOtal Value (Shell-fish) 73 10,600 899 1,090 150 (?) 35 100 38 16 6 26,715 5 18 39,745 Grand Total Value. £ 4,918 8,742 6,206 99,547 31,146 7,408 4,009 29,743 2,407 580 94,749 4,403 3,140 4,875 207 2,249 4,192 6,382 15,272 17,228 2,692 4,435 31,680 37,415 11,755 4,897 6,143 446,420