H.—ls.

Table showing the Number of Steam Trawlers, Oil-engine Trawlers, and other Vessels employed in Line and Set-net Fishing, with the Number of Fishermen employed and approximately the Total Number of Persons engaged in the Fishing Industry, at each Port, for the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

Table showing Number and Species of Whales taken on New Zealand Coast, and Value of Products.

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(Compiled from the returns given in the District Inspectors' reports.) i 01'- Danish- Line and I Number of Persons employed. Name of Port. engine seining jSet-net Fish-' Vessels. Vessels, ing Vessels. ! Fishermen. Others. Total. Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 22 .. 22 Russell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 174 40 214 Kaipara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 50 10 60 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 18 8 26 Auckland (including Thames, Coromandel, and 5 .. 23 270 530 350 880 Manukau) Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 30 6 36 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 1 .... 10 32 6 38 Napier .. .. .. .. 30 .. .. 85 167 20 187 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 19 45 25 70 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 4 .. 4 Foxton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 49 5 54 Wellington.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 105 180 115 295 Picton .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 42 78 .. 78 Blenheim .. .. .. . . . . .. 13 .. .. 20 2 22 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 78 125 8 133 Westport .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 16 24 6 30 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 6 2 8 Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 6 7 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 20 2 22 Kaiapoi .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 16 .. 16 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 24 .. 24 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. 92 140 .. 140 Southbridge (Lake Ellesmere) .. .. .. .. .. 20 40 .. 40 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 .. .. 25 8 33 Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 15 .. 15 Moeraki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 30 .. 30 Otago District .. .. .. .. 5 9 .. 93 186 126 312 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .... .. 34 40 15 55 Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 124 20 144 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 91 11 102 Chatham Islands Totals.. .. .. .. 46 52 23 1,238 2,306 791 3,097

Whaling-station. WhTestaken. **«*«• YiM ° ( Total Value. Tons. Tons. £ Whangamumu .. 48 Humpback .. 250 40 6,400 Marlborough Sounds (Mr. 26 Humpback .. 112 .. 2,240 J. A. Perano's factory) ! Marlborough Sounds (Mr. 22 Humpback .. 120 .. 2,000 E. C. Perano's factory) Totals .. 96 .. 482 40 10,640