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Table I—Showing the Number of Fishing-vessels and the Number of Fishermen and Other Persons Engaged in the Industry at Each Port for the Year Ended 31st December, 1948

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Vessels Engaged in Fishing for Wet Fish. Vessels Engaged in Shell-fishery. Vessels Licensed. 1st January, 1948, Number of to 31st December, Motor-vessels st Motor- Motor-vessels R - Oyster- Mussel- rr „ vflaV . incr Fishermen. 1948. Danish- t ™u- Set-net and dredging dredging Dg ' Name of Port or seining. "awlers. trawlers. Lin6 . flBhing> boats. vessels. Vessels. vessels. District. • bi> u "3 js ,o .u *3 "oS oStSl 4 ' t® "£ 2 S ® -g ® -S oj .g u -go ~ aj -g ® -g ai st sg Hi 2g ga 55JJ5S fa at i.g £.§ is .ga l.§ ,§a la 3a fa .gg la jjjjj, j® J, P^H North Island Mangonui .. .. .. .. 28 15 13 .. 9 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 7 Whangaroa .. .. .. 21 12 9 .. 5 3 .. .. .. .. 4 4 13 6 Russell .. .. .. .. 58 32 26 10 17 1 2 .. .. 2 19 27 Whangarei .. .. 26 18 8 .. 1 5 9... 1 .. ,. .. .. 1 2 21 14 Auckland .. .. .. 149 93 56 37* 3 .. 2 .. 14 23 1 .. 8 11 199 42 Thames district .. .. .. 38 27 11 20 2 . . 4 .. . . 1 52 7 Coromandel .. .. .. 11 3 8 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 Mercury Bay .. .. .. 9 7 2 .. 4 .. .. .. .. 6 .. 10 2 Whangamata .. .. .. 13 6 7 .. 1 3 .. .. .. 1 1 5 8 Waihi Beach .. .. .. 10 4 6 4 1 .. 6 Tauranga and district .. .. 37 25 12 1 1 12 9 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 37 22 Whakatane .. .. .. 4 4 .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. 1 4 4 Ohiwa Harbour, Opotiki, and Cape Run- 15 7 8 .... 2 3 1 1.. .. .. .. .. .. 5 11 away Gisborne .. .. .. .. 22 14 8 .. 8 1 2 .. .. . . 4 2 31 2 Napier .. .. .. .. 35 27 8 .. 17 1 2 4 .. . . . . 2 3 51 7 Castlepoint .. .. .. 8 4 4 .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 2 1 6 Wellington . .. .. .. 56 38 18 .. 2 .. 2 19 8 .. 1 .. .. .. 8 5 103 13 Makara .. .. .. .. 6 5 1 .. 2 3 .. .. .. 1 1 6 2 Paremata .. .. .. .. 11 7 4 .. 5 2 .. .. .... .. 10 2 Paraparaumu Beach .. .. 9 4 5 .. 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5 1 Manawatu Heads .. .. .. 13 5 8 .. 1 .. 1 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 3 Tangimoana .. .. .. 4 .. 4 .. Wanganui .. .. .. .. 14 7 7 .. 7 . . .. .. .. .. .. 8 New Plymouth .. .. .. 16 10 6 .. 1 6 3 .. . . .. .. 1 16 4 Kawhia .. .. .. .. 7 6 1 .. 2 2.. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 6 Raglan .. .. .. .. 10 7 3 3 3 . . 1 5 5 Manakau Harbour .. .. .. 28 9 19 .. 4 5 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 6 Kaipara .. .. . . .. 44 27 17 .. 17 9 1.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 12 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 21 5 16 1 3 .. 1 1 4