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1937-38. NEW ZEALAND.

SEA FISHERIES INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE (REPORT OF THE).

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

INDEX TO THE REPORT OF THE SEA FISHERIES INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE.

p ar t J page Part 111 (Marketing)—continued page Appointment .. .. • • • • 2 Dredge Oysters .. .. .. 63 Order of Reference .. .. .. • • 2 Stewart Island Canneries .. .. • • 65 Reasons for Inquiry .. .. ■ • • • 2 Medicinal Preparations .. .. .. 65 The Importance of the Industry .. .. 2 Export and Internal Marketing .. .. 65 The Food Value of Fish .*. .. . ■ 3 Transport and Shipping .. .. 68 Capacity for Extra Consumption .. .. 4 Part IV — Transport and Distribution .. .. • ■ 4 Harbour Facilities .. .. .. 72 Reduction in Prices .. .. . • • • 4 Part V-— The Export Trade and its Reactions .. .. 5 Refrigeration .. .. ■ ■ .. 78 Part II (Production) — Part Vl— Methods of Fishing— Licensing .. .. .. • • 83 Trawling .. .. .. • • • • 6 Earnings of Fishermen .. .. .. 84 Danish-seining .. .. • • .. 12 Utilization of Fish-offal and Waste Fish .. 85 Set-netting .. .. . • 23 Legal Size of Fish .. .. .. 87 Drag-netting .. .. •• ..25 Qualifications of Masters of Fishing-vessels .. 87 Special Nets .. .. •• ..26 Survey of Fishing-vessels .. .. ..87 Fish-traps (Tiraus).. .. • • ..27 Insurance on Fishing-vessels .. .. .. 88 Dan Lines and Windy Buoys .. .. 27 Research Work (Surveys, &c.).. .. .. 88 Set-lines—Long Lines .. .. 29 Fishermen's Reserves .. .. 89 Hand-lining .. .. .. 30 Sunday Sale of Fish .. .. .. 90 Special Fisheries — Destruction of Fish by Explosives .. .. 90 Chatham Islands .. .. .. . ■ 31 Lake Ellesmere Outlet .. .. .. 91 Blue Cod, Foveaux Strait .. .. 32 Company-promotion .. .. .. 91 Hapuka (groper), Foveaux Strait .. .. 33 Seals .. .. .. • • 91 Crayfish .. .. .. • • 34 Australian Trawlers .. .. .. • • 92 Oysters Assistance to the Industry .. .. .. 92 Dredge Oysters .. .. • • .. 36 Tuna Fishery .. .. .. 92 Rock Oysters .. .. . • 38 Marine Biological Station —Public Aquaria .. 93 Toheroas' .. .. .. ■ • 40 Canning .. .. .... 94 Whitebait .. .. . • • • 40 Quinnat Salmon .. .. .. 94 E e l s .. .. .. . . 41 Fisheries Administration .. .. 94 Part 111 (Marketing) — Conclusion .. .. . ■ ■ • 96 Export .. .. • • ■ • 41 Complete List of Recommendations .. . . 97 Wholesale and Retail .. ■ • • • 48 Appendices .. .. .. .. 108 (For alphabetical index see page 128.)

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