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ALPHABETICAL. INDEX TO REPORT.

page paoe Act, Fisheries : Amendments required .. .. 96 Line Pishing— Administration .. .. .. 94-96 Dan Lines and " " Buoys .. 27-28 9 Hand Lines .. .. .. .. 30-31 Appointment of Committee .. .. .. 2 L(mg Lineg 29 _ 30 Aquaria, Public .. .. .. 93-94 .Marketing, Export and Internal .. .. 65-68 Assistance to Industry .. .. .. .. 92 Marine Products, Ltd. .. .. .. .. 47 Auction System .. .. 48-52,62-63,67 -68 Rasters of Fishing-vessels . 87 _ J no Marine Biological Stations .. .. y3-94 Australian Trawlers 92 Mollymawks 30, 32 Biological Stations .. .. .. 93-94 Offal .. .. .. .. 85-86 Blue Cod — Order of Reference .. .. .. 2 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. 31 Oysters, DredgeCost of handling .. .. .. .. 47 Canning .. .. .. .. .. 65 Export .. • • • • • • 47 Marketing .. .. .. .. 63-65, 68 Foveaux Strait .. .. .. 32-33 Medicinal Preparations .. ~ .. 65 French Pass .. .. .. ... 30 Production— Size-limits for .. .. .. 32 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 38 Recommendations .. .. .. 31, 34 Costs .. .. .. .. 63 tj • Dunedin .. .. .. .. 37-38 Bruised Jdisn .. .. .. •• .. oo A _ . Q , foveaux Strait .. .. .. 30-3o Canning .. .. . • • • ' Oystermen, Rates of Pay .. .. 63 Chatham Islands .. .. . • 31, 46 Oysters, Rock .. .. .. .. 38-40 Company-promotion .. .. .. 91 Pilchards .. .. .. .. 26 Conservational Measures, Effect of .. ..13 Power-drawn Net-fishing Vessels , Nelson, 1926-37 .. .. ..Id Consumption of Fish .. .. .. •• 4 Gisborne, 1926-37 .. .. .. -.10 Crayfish .. .. • • - • 34-36, 47 Napier, 1926-37 .. .. .. .. 9 Danish-seining .. • • • • 12-23 Timaru, 1926-37 .. .. • • .. 7 Danish-seining versus Trawling .. .. .. 21 Price—-Danish-seine Vessels : Excessive Number at Auck- Of Fish .. .. .. .. .. 4 j an( j ~ .. .. .. .. 20 Range of Wholesale at Christchurch .. .. 51 Dan Lines. See under". Line Fishing." Spread .. .. .. • - 5 > Distribution of Fish .. .. .. .. 4 Rough Fish at Auckland .. .. .. 58 Drag Netting (Hand Seines) .. .. 25-26 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 56 Earnings of Fishermen .. .. • • 84-85 Production, Progressive Drop at Tauranga .. 15 Eels, Export of .. . • • • .. 41 Quinnat Salmon .. .. .. .. 94 Evidence : Amount of and Method of taking .. 2 Refrigeration .. .. .. .. 78-83 Export, Internal Marketing and Co-ordination 65-68 Retail Trade . . .. .. .. 48-63 Export Trade .. .. .. 3, 5, 41 47 Research Work : Surveys, &o. .. .. 88-89 Explosives, Destruction of fish by .. 90-91 Salmon, Quinnat . . .. . ■ .. 94 Fisheries Act: Amendments required .. 96 Sardines .. .. .. ■. . . 26 Fishermen, Number of .. .. • • • • 3 Seals .. .. .. •. 91-92 Fishermen's Reserves .. . . .. 89-90 Set Lines. See " Line Fishing." Fish-traps (Tiraus) .. . • • • 27 Set Nets .. .. .. .. 23-25 Flat Fish— Special Nets .. .. .. .. .. 26 Legal Size of .. ... • • .. 87 Snapper versus Tarakihi .. .. .. 58 Landings at Napier, 1931-37 .. .. .. 10 Statistics .. .. .. .. .. 95 Fleet, Value of the Fishing .. .. 3 Stewart Island Canneries, Ltd. .. .. .. 65 Flounder-production at Thames .. ■ • 16-17 Sunday Sale of Fish .. .. .. .. 90 Food-value of Fish .. . . .. .. 3 Survey of Fishing-vessels .. .. 87-88 Hand Lines. See under " Line Fishing." Tarakihi versus Snapper .. .. .. 58 Hapuka (Groper)— Tiraus (Fish-traps) .. .. .. .. 27 Cook Strait Area .. .. ■ • 27-28 Toheroas .. .. .. .. 40,94 Foveaux Strait .. .. • • .. 33 Transport and Shipping .. 4, 41-43, 68-71 Otago .. .. •• ..27 TrawlersHarbour Facilities . . .. .. 72-78 Australian .. .. .. .. .. 92 Insurance of Fishing-vessels .. .. ..88 Value for Defence Purposes .. .. ..11 Internal Marketing and Export .. .. 65-68 Trawling .. .. .. .. n o~no Investments in the Industry . . .. . • 2 Tuna Fishery .. .. .. .. 92-93 Lake Ellesmere Outlet .. . . .. .. 91 Wastage in Dressing Fish, Cost of .. 47, 61 Legal Size of Fish .. .. .. .. 87 Waste Fish, Utilization of .. .. 85-86 Licensing— Whitebait .. .. ... 40-41 Export .. .. • • •• ..83 " Windy" Buoy. See under Line Fishmg. Fishermen ... .. • • • • .. 84 Witnesses, Number of .. .. .. .. 2 Fishing .. • • • • • • .. 84 Wholesale Firms at Auckland .. .. 43 Recommendations .. .. • • .. 84 Wholesale Trade .. .. .. 48-63

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