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Return of Foreign-going Sailing-ships to which Survey Certificates were granted during the Year ended 31st March, 1909.

Return showing Number of Fishing-boats registered and licensed at each Port during the Year ended 31st December, 1908.

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Name of Vessel. Tons Register. Minimum Number of Seamen required by Law to be carried. Class of Certificate. Remarks. Able Ordinary B Seamen. Seamen. ' ■ Advance Dartford Era I Ganymede Hazel Craig .. lima.. Jessie Craig .. Jessie Niccol .. Joseph Craig .. Laira Louisa Craig .. Manurewa Rona Selwyn Craig .. Senorita Whangaroa .. •Ysabel 36 1,274 20 569 467 318 634 93 694 458 632 327 618 486 324 132 149 Intercolonial Foreign-going .. Intercolonial Foreign-going .. Intercolonial Foreign-going .. Intercolonial Foreign-going .. Intercolonial 2 10 1 7 7 6 8 2 8 7 8 6 8 7 6 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 'a a i i 2 a i 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 « Foreign-going .. ♦Surveyed t' rice.

Port. Number Number registered. licensed. Port. Number Number registered. licensed. Vuckland Blenheim Jluff .. Dunedin and Port Chalmers Jrey mouth Hokitika lokianga Invercargill < aipara liyttelton \Iangonui Napier Slelson 230 6 77 99 13 4 16 23 48 206 14 47 58 204 6 77 99 13 4 16 23 28 206 14 47 56 Brought forward .. New Plymouth Oamaru Pioton Poverty Bay Russell Tauranga Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 841 24 49 40 17 45 57 65 20 23 98 20 793 22 49 40 14 45 57 65 20 23 98 20 841 793 Totals 1,299 1,246 Carried forward ..