H.—ls.

Table II.—Showing the various Kinds of Fish caught and approximately the Total Quantities of Fish* and Shell-fish landed at the Chief Fishing-ports for the Year ended 31st March, 1940.

Key to Symbols used. A = Snapper. H = Gurnard. N = Barracouta. T = Trumpeter. B = Tarakihi. I = lied cod. 0 = Warehou. U = Whiting. C = Groper. J = Elephant-fish P = John-dory. V = Kingfish. J) = Blue cod. K — Mullet. Q = Trevally, W = Herring. E = Flounder. L = Moki. R = Pioke. Y = Kahawai. E == Sole. M = Hake. S = Butterfish. Z = Conger-eel. G = Ling.

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Shell-fishery (excluding Toheroa). Principal Kinds of Fish Quantity Total : Grand Name of Port. Principal Kinds of Fish ■ TotaI ( 0- (Fish). Oysters. I Value. Mussels. Value. Crayfish. Value. Value Value. (Shell-flsh) North Island. Cwt. £ Sacks. £ Sacks. £ Cwt. £ £ £ Awanui and district K, A, Q, Y .. 1,496 1,037 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,037 Mangonui .. A, Y,C .. .. 169 203 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. '203 Whangaroa .. A, C, K, B .. 1,416 1,347 .. .. .. .. 128 110 110 1,457 Russell .. .. A, K, E, C .. 1,427 1,580 .. .. .. .. 8 12 12 1,592 Whangarei .. A, K, C, E, Q .. 1,086 1,845 .. .. .. .. 9 14 14 1,859 Auckland .. A, B, E, H, C, P, K 138,249 135,502 5,930 8,154 10,602 3,821 1,006 1,610 13,585 149,087 Coromandel K, E, A .. .. 24 38 .. .. .. .. 171 290 290 328 Thames .. .. A, E, H, R, I .. 19,399 24,501 .. .. 6,029 1,930 .. .. 1,930 26,431 Mercury Bay .. A, 0, K, V, E .. 866 836 .. .. .. .. 657 1,088 1,088 1,924 Tauranga and district A, B, 0, K, Q .. 5,237 5,200 .. .. .. .. 166 316 316 5,516 Whakatane .. A, B, H, C, E .. 1,904 1,945 .. .. .. .. 40 71 71 2,016 Opotiki .. A, E .. 181 263 .. .. .. .. 39 100 100 '363 Gisborne .. .. B, C, H, E .. 6,358 7,609 .. .. .. .. 376 495 495 8,104 Waikokopu .. A, S, D, E .. 70 138 .. .. .. .. 79 132 132 270 Wairoa .. A, H, E, K. .. 5 10 .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 12 Napier .. .. C, H, B, A, E .. 13,745 20,217 .. .. .. .. 707 1,286 1,286 21,503 Castlepoint C, T .. .. 110 230 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 230 Wellington .. B, D, C, M, L, G .. 48,000f 50,340 .. .. .. .. 1,685 2,919 2,919 53,259 Makara .. .. S, A, 0, Q, C .. 604 938 .. .. .. .. 95 165 165 1,103 Paremata .. C, 0, S, M .. 1,261 2,443 .. .. .. .. 17 33 33 2,476 Paraparaumu Beach A, 0, C, S .. 785 1,165 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1' 165 Manawatu Heads .. H, A, Y .. .. 382 750 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 750 Tangimoana .. A, E, Y .. .. 84 146 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 Wanganui .. A, C, H .. .. 328 482 . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 482 New Plymouth .. A, C, Y .. .. 555 896 .. .. .. .. 18 33 33 929 Kawhia .. E, A .. .. 266 524 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 524 Raglan .. E, A .. .. 116 319 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 319 Manukau Harbour .. K, E, A, R, Q .. 2,315 2,973 .. .. .. .. 42 86 86 3,059 Kaipara .. .. E, A,K .. .. 3,249 6,126 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,126 Hokianga .. K, E, A .. .. 599 460 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 460 South Island. Havelock .. .. E, D, C .. .. 325 1,262 .. .. .. 1,262 Picton .. .. C, D, S .. •• 2,968 5,825 .. .. .. ..83 117 117 5,942 Blenheim (Wairau).. B, F, G .. .. 768 1,270 .. .. .. .. 29 41 41 1,311 Kaikoura .. .. C, G, T, S .. 2,908 5,885 .. .. .. .. 295 505 505 6,390 Lyttelton .. B, G, J, C, M, .. 10,542 17,513 .. .. .. .. 101 100 100 17,613 Akaroa .. .. B, J, G, C, H, E .. 3,578 6,096 .. .. .. .. 338 450 450 6,546 Lake Ellesmere .. E, W .. .. 2,401 6,481 .. .. .. 6,481 Timaru .. .. G, C, H, E, J, I .. 14,967 24,957 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,957 Oamaru .. .. C, D, G, M .. 1,647 2,743 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,743 Moeraki .. .. 0, D, G, I .. 1,916 3,121 .. .. .. .. 807 510 510 3,631 Karitane .. .. G, D, C .. .. 431 660 .. .. .. .. 958 587 587 1,247 Port Chalmers .. F, I, N, 0, G, E .. 11,512 17,808 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 17,809 Taieri Mouth .. F, C, I) .. .. 2,383 5,712 .. .. .. .. 2 ] 15 713 Nuggets .. .. F, C, M .. .. 2,092 3,801 .. .. .. 3,801 Waikawa.. .. F, D, 0, J, G .. 3,771 6,061 .. .. .. 6,06! Invercargill .. E, W, D, I .. 110 98 .. .. . 98 Bluff .. .. D, C, E, T .. 2,703 4,574 75,145 54,480 .. .. .. .. 54,480 59,054 Stewart Island .. D, C, T, S .. 9,845 14,808 .. .. .. .. 51 31 31 14,839 Riverton district .. D, F, C .. .. 515 909 .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 909 Hokitika . . .. C, W . . 27 58 .. .. .. 58 Greymouth .. F, H, C .. .. 1,354 2,185 .. .. .. 2,185 Westport.. .. C, A, Y .. .. 508 1,115 .. .. .. .. 100 118 118 1,233 Golden Bay .. A, D .. .. 125 254 .. .. .. 2 4 4 258 Motueka .. .. A, C, D, E . . 429 454 .. .. .. . . 3 4 4 458 Nelson .. .. A, C, H, E .. 3,891 5,608 .. .. .. .. 57 89 89 5,697 French Pass .. I), C, A, S .. 2,556 4,438 .. .. .. 4,438 Chatham Islands .. I), C .. .. 4,673{ 2,721 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,721 Totals .. 339,231 416,480 81,075 62,634 |l6, 631 5,751 8,071 11,320 79,705 496,185 *Not including whitebait. + Total includes 9,565 cwt. blue cod and 71 cwt. groper caught at the Chatham Islands and landed at Wellington, t Exclusive of lish shipped direct to Wellington from fishing-boats by s.s. " South Sea."