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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, 1935.

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Vessels engaged in Fishing for Wet Fish. Vessels engaged in Shell- fishery. j Number of Persons employed. qtpnm pr= Mnfnr Steamers Motor- vessels Motor-vessels, tjows™ Oyster- Mussel- . Trawling Trawlers Danish- Danish- Set-net and : Sailing-boats. boats dredging dredging vSS Fishermen. Others. Total. Name of Port. g " seimng. seining. Line Fishing.! | oaxs - Vessels. Vessels. Vessels. Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part 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. Russell ... 7 j 14 23 \ .. 4 14 30 .. 3 14 33 Kaipara .. .. 33 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 2 .. .. 42 2 Whangarei .. .. 9 10 7 .. 18 27 4 4 22 31 Auckland* .. .. .. 1 1 37 2 161 30 .... 20 56 1 1 3 3 466 108 85 25 551 133 Thames .. .. 2 1 21 1 .. .. 3 1 .. .. 2 . . .. . . 78 .. 21 .. 99 Mercury Bay .. 4 3 .. 1 6 1 10 4 2 .. 12 4 Tauranga .. .. 2 .. 15 .8 8 30 .. 4 .. 34 Opotiki .. .. 4 3 .. .. 7 .. .. .. 7 Gisborne .. .. .. 1 . . 1 13 1 14 .. .. 27 29 30 .. .. 29 30 Napier . . .. .. 7 2 1 1 3 19 24 8 39 80 12 8 51 88 New Plymouth .. .. 10 17 4 25 48 .. 6 25 54 Wanganui .. .. 25 3 .. .. 57 .. .. .. 57 Wellington and district .. 2 58 23 .. .. 22 29 2 36 235 81 36 49 271 130 Picton .. .. 24 22 I .. 6 4 1 46 53 .. .. 46 53 Blenheim (Wairau) .. 3 5 3 .. 7 12 .. .. 7 12 Nelson and French Pass 5 2 4 34 5 .. 18 80 4 .. 22 80 Westport .. .. .. .. 1 .. 10 [ "2 2 2 .. 11 .. 3 .. 14 Greymouth .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 10 10 16 30 . . .. 16 30 Kaikoura .. .. 17 .. ] .. .. 4 4 .. 30 . . 3 .. 33 Akaroa .. .. 2 5 2 9 3 .. .. 2 7 5 20 10 . . 9 20 19 Lyttelton .. .. .. 1 111 3 3 58 35 80 16 197 70 16 7 213 77 Timaru .. .. 7 10 .. .. 3 3 10 8 .. .. 1 33 17 3 .. 36 17 Oamaru and Moeraki.. 20 19 8 35 20 4 5 39 25 Dunedin and Otago district .. 2 . . 10 12 .. I 53 9 4 23 143 .. 27 .. 170 Invercargill and district 20 21 .. . . 10 7 .. 60 58 .. .. 60 58 Bluff .. .. 30 7 95 .. 20 .. 115 Stewart Island (Half-moon Bay) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 .. 12 .. 98 Chatham Islands .. 18 .. 69 .. 15 .. 84 Totals .. ..16 3 39 46 1 .. 50 13 632 273 1 113 288 7 .. 3 1 15 142 1,841 835 268 119 2,109 954 * Including Coromandel.