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APPENDIX P1. Table showing Quantities and Value of Fish and Shell-fish exported from and imported into New Zealand during the Years ended 31st March, 1935-36-37, and the Six Months ended 31st September, 1937.

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1937. 1935. 1936. 1937. (Six Months ended Description of Fish. Exporting Ports. 30th September, 1937). Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity, j Value. Fish and Shell-fish exported. £ £ £ £ 1. Oysters, fresh .. Auckland .. dozen 676 15 756 22 1,190 37 438 18 Wellington.. „ 1,264 27 4,912 105 2,107 34 6,715 175 Bluff .. „ 204,720 1,853 196,114 2,043 132,236 1,376 55,480 689 Total .. „ 206,660 1,859 201,782 2,170 135,533 1,447 62,633 882 2. Blue cod, frozen .. Auckland .. cwt. .. .. 2 14 4 11 7 35 Wellington.. „ 15,209 32,587 12,668 30,383 9,422 26,550 4,202 15,702 Lyttelton . . „ 45 87 72 168 56 170 23 63 Dunedin „ 88 179 69 171 211 596 190 599 Bluff .. „ 7,203 14,428 11,546 25,791 8,735 18,761 6,485 21,468 Total .. „ 22,545 47,281 24,357 56,527 18,428 46,088 10,907 37,867 3. Snapper, frozen .. Auckland .. cwt. 7,191 12,943 11,133 23,670 15,185 44,384 6,278 19,823 Wellington .. „ 161 348 399 704 327 590 322 766 Total .. „ 7,352 13,291 11,532 24,374 15,512 44,974 6,600 20,589 4. Flounder, frozen .. Auckland .. cwt. 2,189 5,797 2,682 7,431 1,510 5,388 238 944 Wellington.. „ 539 1,195 563 1,352 472 1,295 309 1,078 Lyttelton .. „ 872 1,730 413 882 91 305 267 871 Dunedin „ 411 923 448 1,188 462 1,443 182 536 Timaru .. .. 5 11 Bluff .. „ 298 749 394 993 294 '887 193 '632 Total .. „ 4,309 10,394 4,505 11,857 2,829 9,318 1,189 4,061 5. Other kinds, frozen . Auckland .. cwt. 5,973 11,902 7,005 16,096 4,406 11,931 2,092 8,094 Wellington.. „ 1,644 2,966 2,190 3,868 2,923 5,520 1,251 2'627 Lyttelton .. „ 1,216 2,622 878 1,781 1,522 2,3X5 521 983 Dunedin .. „ 3,129 7,840 3,187 7,480 3,184 7,584 2,064 4,789 Bluff .. „ 546 1,173 613 1,215 691 1,762 372 991 Total .. „ 12,508 26,503 13,873 30,440 12,726 29,122 6,300 17,484 Total exports of frozen Auckland .. cwt. 15,353 30,642 20,822 47,211 21,105 61,714 8,615 28,896 fish —Items 2, 3, 4, and Wellington .. „ 17,553 37,096 15,820 36,307 13,144 33,955 20^173 5 Lyttelton .. „ 2,133 4,439 1,363 2,831 1,669 2,790 'sil 1,917 Dunedin .. „ 3,628 8,942 3,704 8,839 3,857 9,623 2,436 5,924 .Timaru „ .. .. 5 11 Bluff .. „ 8,047 16,350 12,553 27,999 9,720 23^091 Total .. „ 46,714 97,469 54,267 123,198 50,727 132,401 24,996 80,001 Smoked, dried, pickled, or Total .. owt. 1,968 4,064 2,519 6,816 3,724 12,069 678 1,915 salted • Preserved in tins (all ports) Crayfish .. lb. 54,561 3,229 63,901 4,349 23,783 1,697 7,984 681 Oysters .. „ 95,270 3,818 172,855 6,444 331,747 12,974 110,'955 5,783 Toheroas .. „ 24,688 1,867 24,836 1,683 32,979 2,425 31,590 1,957 Whitebait .. „ 105,899 9,561 85,701 8,662 104,232 12,109 5,946 580 Total .. „ 280,418 18,475 347,293 21,138 492,741 29,205 156,475 9,001 * Frozen crayfish, included Auckland .. cwt. 117 245 336 1,026 355 1,214 92 396 above in "Other kinds, Wellington .. „ 94 136 155 216 787 1,465 4 17 frozen" Lyttelton .. „ 243 799 184 660 25 ' 89 3 14 Dunedin .. „ 961 3,060 294 740 37 73 137 458 Bluff .. „ .. .. 23 51 28 58 Total .. „ 1,415 4,240 992 2,693 1,232 2,899 236 885 Fish and Shell-fish imported. Anchovies, salted, in con- .. cwt. 54 136 51 206 67 291 1 4 tainers of 28 lb. and over Other fish—frozen, smoked, .. „ 994 2,562 2,614 3,625 1,339 4,050 654 1 995 pickled, dried, or salted Other fish—potted and pre- .. lb. 3,208,256 96,990 3,997,112 156,559 4,626,482 174,105 2,273,734 86 434 served in tins ' Total .. .. 99,688 .. 160,390 .. 178,446 .. 88,433