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Table showing the Various Kinds of Fish caught, and approximately the Total Quantities and Value of Fish Landed, at the different Fishing-ports for the Year ended 31st March, 1917.

Oysters.

Whaling.

(Compiled from the figures given in the District Inspectors' reports Name of Port. Kinds of Fish caught. for the yei ar.) Total Weight. Total Value. Russell .. .. Mullet, schnappcr, crayfish, kahawai, kingfish, garfish, tarakihi.. Hokianga . . .. Mullet, schnappcr, kahawai, hapuku Whangarei .. . . Mullet, schnappcr, hapuku, flounder Kaipara .. .. Mullet, schnappcr, flounder Auckland .. .. Schnapper, flounder, trevally, tarakihi, moki, gurnard, triggerfish Thames .. .. Flounder, schnapper Tauranga .. .. Schnapper, kahawai, trevally Gisborne .. . . Schnapper, flounder, sole, gurnard, kingfish Napier .. .. Gurnard, blue cod, red cod, mullet, flounder, sole, butterfish, horse-mackerel, schnapper, hapuku, moki, trumpeter, ling, barraoouta, kingfish, trevally, warehou, crayfish New Plymouth .. Schnapper, gurnard, kahawai, hapuku, herring, crayfish, whitebait Wanganui .. .. Schnapper, blue cod, hapuku, flounder, mullet, kahawai Foxton .. .. Flounder, schnappcr, whitebait .. .. .. Wellington .. .. Hapuku, hake, schnapper, tarakihi, kahawai, trumpeter, blue cod, red cod, flounder, solo, warehou | Pieton .. .. Blue cod, flounder, butterfish .. .. .. .. I Blenheim .. . . Sole, tarakihi, red cod, ling, flounder, moki, turbot, brill, crayfish, whitebait Nelson .. .. Flounder, sole, hapuku, butterfish, schnapper, moki, warehou .. Westport .. .. Hapuku, schnapper, blue cod, kahawai, sole, herring, flounder, j whitebait, crayfish Greymouth .. .. Sole, flounder, hapuku, schnapper, red cod, ling, herring Hokitika .. .. Whitebait, herring, groper, cod, kahawai, ling, flounder, sole, schnapper, elephant-fish Kaikoura . . .. Hapuku, trumpeter, moki, ling, blue cod, sole, flounder Rangiora . . .. Whitebait, flounder, herring Kaiapoi .. .. Whitebait, flounder, herring, kahawai New Brighton .. Whitebait .. .. .... Southbridge .. .. Flounder, red cod Lyttelton .. .. Groper, ling, red cod, conger-eel, flounder, sole, trevally, herring, garfish, butterfish, moki Akaroa .. . . Groper, blue cod, red cod, trevally, moki, butterfish, flounder, sole, ling, crayfish Timaru .. .. Groper, sole, brill, barraoouta, kingfish, gurnard, ling, red cod . . Oamaru .. .. Groper, red cod, moki, blue cod, barraoouta, warehou 1.) u n o d i n and Port Groper, trumpeter, mullet, garfish, bream, kingfish, ling, blue Chalmers cod, rod cod, barraoouta, moki, tarakihi, trevally Invercargill . . . . Blue cod, groper, trout Bluff .. .. Blue cod, groper, trout, flounder, trevally .. .. Stewart Island .. Blue cod, groper, butterfish, moki.. Chatham Islands .. Blue cod, liapuku Owt. 2,800* 642 1,400 4,800 68,580 £ 2,800 600 1,000 2,750 17,842 668 Not su 15,423f 600 pplied. 14,260 3,040 2,360 1,610 390 16,000 1,942 480 15,000 2,200 833 2,053 1,031 Not su 645J pplied. 1,220 164 4,141 344 997 5,840 91 153 1.3 200 .13.460 4,390 615 426 150 120 12,562 2,300§ 1,995 3.020 6,860 52,980 2,911 3,209 42,148 1,443 11,401 4,838 10,484 2,127 15,923 5,990 6,189 Totals 236,419 164,034 * 700 sacks crayfish. t 301) sacks crayfish. 1 300 sacks crayfish. § 500 i sacks crayfish

Looality. Looality. Disposed of in Dominion. Exported. Total Number. Total Value. Foveaux Straits ... ... Bock-oysters. Sacks. 26,482 Sacks. 2,727 Sacks. 29,209 £ s. d. 14,628 0 0 Bay of Islands Hauraki Gulf Hokianga 3,878 4,232 56 8,166 5,479 17 6 Total .__.. ... 17_6

Whaling-station. ™ Number of Whales taken. iNumDt Hi ales t Yield of Oil. Bonedust. Total Value, [ ;. Vhangamumu larlborough Sounds and Cook Strait ... 25 57 Tons. 100 200 Tons. 20 & s. d. 2,120 0 0 3,800 0 0 Totals 82 82 300 20 5,920 0 0