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Table showing the Number of Seamen engaged and discharged in New Zealand, and the Fees collected, for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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Engagements and Engagements and Discharges, Home Trade. Total Engagements. Total Discharges. Grand Totals. Port. Engagements. Discharges. Engagements. Discharges. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 2,867 272 0 0 3,081 298 19 0 2,739 212 5 0 2,527 208 15 0 5,606 484 5 0 5,608 507 14 0 11,214 991 19 0 Dunedin and Port Chalmers .. 828 75 6 0 667 66 2 0 564 50 17 0 494 43 19 0 1,392 126 3 0 1,161 110 1 0 2,553 236 4 0 Gisborne .. .. .. 8 0 14 0 20 1 15 0 174 13 16 0 179 13 12 0 182 14 10 0 199 15 7 0 381 29 17 0 Greymouth .. .. .. 31 3 2 0 23 2 6 0 25 1 16 0 30 2 6 0 56 4 18 0 53 4 12 0 109 9 10 0 Hokianga .. .. .. 1 020.. .. .. .. 1 020 1 020 1 020 2 040 Hokitika .. .. .... .. .. .. 7 040.. .. 7 040.. .. 7 040 Invercargill .. .. . . 30 2 18 0 29 2 16 0 25 1 6 0 22 1 0 0 55 4 4 0 51 3 16 0 106 8 0 0 Lyttelton .. .. .. 477 47 14 0 482 47 17 0 785 61 12 0 837 64 5 0 1,262 109 6 0 1,319 112 2 0 2,581 221 8 0 Napier .. .. .. 80 7 9 0 91 8 9 0 416 30 6 0 425 32 4 0 496 37 15 0 516 40 13 0 1,012 78 8 0 Nelson .. .. .. 12 1 4 0 4 0 8 0 714 55 10 0 704 53 14 0 726 56 14 0 708 54 2 0 1,434 110 16 0 New Plymouth .. .. .. 37 3 12 0 29 2 14 0 66 5 5 0 77 5 14 0 103 8 17 0 106 8 8 0 209 17 5 0 Oamaru .. .. .. 2 040 2 040 4 080 1 020 6 0 12 0 3 060 9 0 18 0 Onehunga .. .. .... .. .. .. 403 34 6 0 389 32 18 0 403 34 6 0 389 32 18 0 792 67 4 0 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 13 0 13 0 13 0 13 0 13 0 13 0 13 0 26 1 6 0 Picton.. .. .. .. 27 3 1 0 26 2 19 0 14 1 8 0 10 1 0 0 41 4 9 0 36 3 19 0 77 8 8 0 Russell .. .. .. 2 040 1 020.. .. .. .. 2 040 1 020 3 060 Tauranga .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 14 1 6 0 13 1 4 0 14 1 6 0 13 1 4 0 27 2 10 0 Thames .. .. .. 12 120 12 120.. .. .. .. 12 120 12 120 24 240 Timaru . . .. .. 16 1 12 0 12 1 4 0 34 3 8 0 28 2 16 0 50 5 0 0 40 4 0 0 90 9 0 0 Wairau .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 1 10 0 49 1 10 0 50 1 10 0 49 1 10 0 99 3 0 0 Wanganui .. .. .. 12 1 4 0 12 1 6 0 139 9 13 0 129 8 18 0 151 10 17 0 141 10 4 0 292 21 1 0 Wellington .. .. .. 4,522 408 4 0 4,634 416 0 0 1,907 166 16 0 1,870 165 18 0 6,429 575 0 0 6,504 581 18 0 12,933 1,156 18 0 Westport .. .. .. 36 3 6 0 39 3 10 0 95 7 18 0 106 8 16 0 131 11 4 0 145 12 6 0 276 23 10 0 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 1 020.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 020 1 020 Totals .. .. 9,000 832 18 0 . 9,165 857 15 0 8,188 660 3 0 7,904 649 6 0 17,188 1,493 1 0 17,069 1,507 1 0 34,257 3,000 2 0 I