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Table I.—Showing the Number of Fishing-vessels and the Number of Fishermen and Other Persons engaged in the Fishing Industry at each Port for the Year ended 31st March, 1934.

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Vessels engaged in Fishing for Wet Fish. Vessels engaged in Shell-fishery. Number of Persons employed. Qfpamprc, | Mntnr Steamers Motor-vessels | Motor-vessels, I — . Oyster- Mussel- . Trawlins Trawlers Danish- Danish- Set-net and Sailing-boats. I dredging dredging vlSS Fishermen. Others. Total. Name of Port. irawlmg. lrawlers. | seining seining. |Line Fishing.; boats - Vessels Vessels Vessels. Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part j Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. [ 1 1 j Russell •• ' 10 21 23 .. .. 3 20 65 .. .. 20 65 Kaipara .. .. . . . . . . .... 24 9 9 33 9 Whangarei !! 17 4 .'! 3 ' '! ! !* ! .* "l " | 36 11 '*4 *2 40 13 Auckland .. .. .. 1 2 31 7 82 53 1 10 45 45 .... j 1 1 30 320 128 80 400 128 Thames .. .. : 4 .. 24 2 .. .. 2 2 .. .. ! 2 ; 87 3 18 2 105 5 Mercury Bay .. .. .. ! .. 6 13 .. 1 18 13 18 2 6 15 24 Tauranga .. .. 1 2 10 10 25 .. 4 .. 29 Opotiki .. .. 2 4 .. ..I 2 2 6 .. .. 2 6 Gisborne .. .. .. 1 14 4 9 ,. .. : 27 32 22 .. .. 32 22 5 a P 1(^ n • • • • ■ • • • 10 .. 1 21 40 10 .. 140 15 8 15 148 New Plymouth .. j 16 9 6 : .. 9 33 40 .. 6 33 46 Wanganui .. .. 21 3 .. 23 .. 4 .. 27 Wellington and district .. 1 50 40 .. .. 6 56 .. .. t 42 180 227 13 40 193 267 Ploton • ■ ■ • • • • • 1 22 20 .. .. 6 4 37 46 .. .. 37 46 Blenheim (Wairau) .. .. .. .. 3 4 ' .. 3 .. 7 io 7 10 Nelson .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 10 1 6 7 3 2 32 20 5 2 37 22 Westport .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 7 _ 2 2 7 2 7 Greymouth . . .. .. 1 .. 1 .. i 11 .. .. ]' i 0 .. 11 33 " " 11 33 Kaikoura .. .. 20 i .. .. 2 .. 34 .. 1 .. 35 Akaroa .. .. 3 2 1 5 3 4 .. 8 12 20 .. 14 12 34 Lyttelton .. .. .. 1 2 11 3 3 55 5 5 5 32 72 16 200 80 23 223 80 Timaru .. .. . . 29 5 1 .. .. ! 3 42 3 .. 6 42 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 10 4 I 17 6 1 4 18 10 Moerak: .. .. 13 8 | 8 20 10 3 1 23 11 Dunedln and Otago district .. 2 .. i 9 17 41 33 .. . . 12 14 .. .. ! 19 190 50 20 3 210 53 Invercargill and district j .. 40 10 .. . . .. . . 130 .. .. 130 • • I 50 .. 7 .. 187 .. 25 .. 212 btewart Island (Half-moon Bay) .. .. ! 35 .. 96 .. 10 1 106 1 Chatham Islands .. " i 17 ' 44 .. 15 59 Totai •• •• 8 17 27 56 3 .. 46 21 527 332 6 16 107 314 7 .. 3 1 3 196 1,673 1,139 242 93 1,915 1,232 ; i i !