H—ls

Hokianga 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Total quantity landed . . 941 575 634 574 377 Mullet .. .. .. 714 454 572 464 271 Snapper ...... 108 66 21 17 48 Flounder .. .. .. 119 36 38 42 36 SOUTH ISLAND Golden Bay 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949* Cwt. Owt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Total quantity landed .. 761 1.268 618 190 178 Snapper .. 482 471 383 145 121 Hapuku ...... 67 12 63 31 42 Blue cod .. .. .. 71 26 13 11 15 Mot vehi 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Total quantity landed .. 1,097 1,653 4,918 6,050 3,138 Snapper .. .. .. 741 806 2,350 3,319 1,743 Gurnard .. .. .. 104 221 687 987 761 Tarakihi .. .. .. .. .. 815 1,108 231 Pioke .. .. .. .. 25 331 350 171 Flounder .. .. .. 55 62 47 71 132 The steam-trawler operated only two months this year, as against twelve months last year, and landed 433 cwt. in 1949, as against 2,779 cwt. in 1948. Motor-trawl landed 2,431 cwt. in 1949, as against 2,720 cwt, in 1948, and other methods 274 cwt. in 1949, as against 551 cwt, in 1948. Nelson 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Total quantity landed .. 6,372 7,078 10,040 11,314 14,069 Snapper .. .. .. 2,034 2,974 6,053 6,530 6,391 Gurnard .. .. .. 2,081 2,012 1,905 3,278 5,768 Flounder .. .. .. 870 893 305 352 1,141 Pioke .. .. .. 223 268 462 468 376 The increase in this year's total occurs principally in the species gurnard, flounder, and sole. The motor-trawlers landed a total of 13,650 cwt. this year, as compared with 10,683 cwt, in 1948, while catch by motor lines totalled 415 cwt. and other methods 4 cwt., as compared with 623 cwt. and 8 cwt. respectively in 1948. French Pass 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt, Total quantity landed .. 3,278 2,749 3,293 2,111 2,442 Hapuku .. .. .. 554 507 399 624 841 Blueeod .. .. .. 1,751 1,353 1,976 968 825 Snapper .. .. .. 287 126 109 193 269 Butterfish .. .. .. 225 209 254 57 232 The principal methods —motor lines and motor nets— landed 2,124 cwt. and 318 cwt, respectively, as compared with 1,845 cwt. and 120 cwt. for these methods in 1948.

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