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Havelock 1945. 194(5. 1947. 1948. 1949. Gwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.. Total quantity landed .. 1,701 1,968 2,781 3,353 3.197 Hapuku .. .. .. 56 105 359 385 866 Snapper .. .. .. 48 155 229 336 676 Blue cod .. .. .. 391 628 638 413 417 Shark .. .. .. .. 51 106 239 333 Flounder .. .. .. 783 388 260 370 273 The landings by trawl, lines, and nets in 1949 were 714 cwt., 2,250 cwt., and 233 cwt. respectively, as compared with 737 cwt., 1,421 cwt., and 1,195 cwt. for these methods last year. Picton 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Total quantity landed .. 4,358 4,913 3,774 3,267 3,817 Hapuku .. .. .. 1,947 2,153 2,431 2,516 3,035 Blue cod .. .. .. 293 170 205 251 302 Shark .. .. .. 164 290 197 170 210 Butterfish .. .. .. 148 49 158 123 99 During 1949 the quantity caught by lines was 3,696 cwt. and by nets 121 cwt., as compared with 3,093 cwt. and 143 cwt. respectively for these methods last year. Blenheim 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Total quantity landed .. 716 1,215 1,293 1,575 1,691 Moki .. .. .. 35 8 8 472 378 Mackerel .. . . .. . . . . .. 80 357 Tarakihi .. .. .. 49 30 7 66 246 Ling .. .. .. 35 14 .. 122 183 Soles .. .. .. 201 139 240 182 177 Flounder .' .. .. 94 140 242 157 149 The quantity landed by trawl was 1,315 cwt., by lines 4 cwt., and by nets 372 cwt. in 1949, as compared with 1,429 cwt., 44 cwt., 102 cwt. respectively for these methods last year. Kaikoura 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Total quantity landed .. 1,960 2,703 3,870 3,171 2,895 Ling .. .. .. 1,099 1,170 1,936 1,538 1,356 Hapuku .. .. .. 535 1,078 1,599 1,182 1,034 Tarakihi .. .. .. 58 41 42 150 219 During 1949 the quantity landed by trawl was 383 cwt., by lines 2,457 cwt., and by nets 55 cwt., as compared with 249 cwt., 2,824 cwt., 98 cwt. for trawl, lines, and nets irespectively in 1948. The slight decrease in the quantity landed is probably due to more intensive crayfishing in this area. Lytleiton 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt. Cwt, Cwt. Cwt, Cwt. Total quantity landed .. 11,430 15,400 37,387 12,520 15,223 Tarakihi .. 4,840 7,094 8,895 6,101 7,469 Elephant-fish .. .. 1,632 1,805 1,413 1016 2,028 Ling .. .. .. 1,447 2,133 2,278 1539 1997 Gurnard .. .. .. 1,203 1,269 1,105 895 1 328 Motor-trawlers accounted for 15,075 cwt., as compared with 11,888 cwt. last year. The totals for lines and nets were 18 cwt. and 130 cwt. respectively, as compared with .38 cwt. and 114 cwt. for these methods last rear.

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