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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, 1936.

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Vessels engaged in Pishing for Wet Fish. Vessels engaged in Shell-fishery. Number of Persons employed. ! ivfntnr Motor-vessels Motor-vessels, x? nwirify Oyster- MusselTrawling Trawlers Danish- Set-net and boats dredging dredging Vessels Fishermen. Others. f Total. Name of Port. T U g ' J-rawiers. seining. Line Fishing. Doats - Vessels. Vessels. vessels. Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part I 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. Russell .. .. .. .. .. 1 8 15 .. 17 3 16 33 3 16 36 Kaipara .. .. .. .. .. 32 . . .. 2 .. 41 2 .. .. 41 2 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 3 12 .. 5 6 29 3 2 9 31 * Auckland .. .. . . .. . . 1 2 .... 34 6 47 41 14 50 .... 1 4 4 260 190 95 45 355 235 Thames .. .. .. . . .. 1 2 19 5 2 X .... 2 2 46 19 21 67 19 Mercury Bay .. .. .. .. 8 1 1 .. 10 4 2 .. 12 4 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 3 15 17 .. 2 30 20 4 34 20 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4 .. 8 .. .. .. 8 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 9 4 . . 10 2 20 30 3 1 23 31 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 2 2 3 11 7 1 45 32 7 3 52 35 New Plymouth .. .. .. . . 10 11 .. 9 24 45 .. 6 24 51 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 22 .. 3 47 .. .. .. 47 Wellington and district .. . . .. .. 2 59 11 20 28 60 184 134 43 14 227 148 Picton .. .. .. .. .. 30 13 .. 3 54 29 .. .. 54 29 Blenheim (Wairau) .. .. .. 3 1 4 .. 3 1 7 12®. .. 7 12 Nelson .. .. .. .. . . 5 2 14 6 . . 2 ! .. 36 22 8 4 44 26 French Pass .. .. .. .. 2 9 13 20 30 .. .. 20 30 Westport.. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 5 6 12 3 .. 9 12 fGreymouth .. .. .. .. .. 2 If .. 3 7 .. 10 17 35 .. .. 17 35 Kaikoura.. .. .. .. .. 12 .. 1 7 23 7 1 .. 24 7 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 8 2 2 .. 46 6 19 5 144 20 12 1 156 21 Akaroa .. .. .. .. ,. 5 .. .. 2 4 5 .. 11 7 30 10 2 10 32 20 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. 6 9 2 2 8 8 1 33 19 3 36 19 Oamaru and Moeraki . . .. .. 27 10 1 8 40 20 5 5 45 25 Dunedin and Otago district .. .. .. 1 1 14 20 1 1 35 35 7 11 15 173 24 36 209 24 Bluff and Invercargill and district .. . . 1 .. .. 85 5 .. .. 7 1 .. 232 17 59 28 291 45 Stewart Island (Half-moon Bay) .. . . 37 .. 85 .. 14 .. 99 Chatham Islands .. .. . . .. 18 80 .. 15 .. 95 Totals .. .. .. ..17 5 38 38 48 21 541 264 64 184 7 1 3 5 110 1,662 850 336 122 1,998 972 * Includes Coromandel. f Steamer.