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Fisheries Table Y. —Showing the Total Quantity and Value of Fish and Shell-Fish imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended 31st Mārch, 1931. Fish and Shell-fish imported.

Fish and Shell-fish exported.

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Description of Fish. Quantity. Talue. £ Oysters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil Anchovies, salted, in containers of 28 lb. or over.. .. .. 46 cwt. 84 Other fishFrozen, smoked, pickled, dried, or salted .. .. .. 1,388 cwt. 4,336 Potted and preserved in tins .. .. .. .. 2,870,316 1b. 110,662 Total value of imports .. .. .. .. 115,082

Description of Fish. Exporting Ports. Quantity. Value. Produce of New Zealand. £ Oysters, fresh .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 480 doz. 10 Wellington.. .. 4,690 doz. 87 Invercargill (Bluff) .. 135,119 doz. 1,403 Total .. 140,289 doz. 1,500 Blue cod, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 5 cwt. 21 Wellington.. .. 2,141 cwt. 7,123 Lyttelton .. .. 112 cwt. 319 Dunedin .. .. 16 cwt. 56 Invercargill (Bluff) .. 7,230 cwt. 19,694 Total .. 9,504 cwt. 27,213 Snapper, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 1,492 cwt. 2,026 Wellington .. .. 132 cwt. 248 Total .. 1,624 cwt. 2,274 Mounder, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 745 cwt. 2,519 Wellington .. .. 86 cwt. 215 Lyttelton .. .. 412 cwt. 1,215 Dunedin .. .. 233 cwt. 691 Invercargill (Bluff) .. 421 cwt. 1,134 Total .. 1,897 cwt. 5,774 Other kinds, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 1,977 cwt. 5,550 Wellington.. .. 1,309 cwt. 2,989 Greymouth .. 21 cwt. 181 Lyttelton .. .. 595 cwt. 1,075 Dunedin .. .. 63 cwt. 120 Invercargill (Bluff) .. 688 cwt. 1,871 Total .. 4,653 cwt. 11,786 Total exports of frozen fish from .. 17,678 cwt. 47,047 Dominion Smoked dried, pickled, or salted .. .. ... 1 ( 128 cwt. 3 744 Preserved in tins— Oysters .. .. .. .. .. 15,079 1b. 1,207 Toheroas .. .. .. .. .. 46,220 1b. 3,355 Whitebait .. .. .. .. .. 39,066 1b. 4,908 Other kinds .. .. .. .. 2,347 1b. 411 Value of total exports of New .. .. 60 672 Zealand fish and shell-fish ■ Re-exports. Potted and preserved in tins .. .. .. 26,009 1b. 1,059