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Beturn showing Amounts received prior to Ist April, 1926, standing to Credit of Estates of Deceased Seamen, and for which Claims have not been proved. £ s. d. Alexander, 8., late trimmer, s.s. " Moeraki " .. .. .. .. ..092 Cliffe, F„ late A.8., s.s. " Storm " .. .. .. .. .. 5 10 6 Darling, J., late deck hand, s.s. " Otea " .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 8 Fowler, C., late A.8., s.s. " Kokiri" .. .. .. .. .. 5 18 4 King, C., late A.8., scow " Herald " .. .. .. .. .. ..852 Lancaster, J. A., late A.8., s.s. " Gale " .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 1 11 Manchin, J., late fireman, s.s. " Maori " .. .. .. .. .. 26 12 9 Morley, J., late fireman, s.s. " Waimarino " .. .. .. .. .. 111 10 Nelson, R., late fireman, s.s. " Ripple " .. .. .. .. .. 117 £100 19 11

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, 1927.

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.) Oil- ! Danish- j Line and j Nnmber of Persons employed. Name of Port. T Ji™ engine seining j Set-net FishVessels, i Vessels, ing Vessels. Fishermen. Others. Total. Mangonui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 8 .. 8 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 24 .. 24 Russell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 60 150 210 Kaipara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 80 20 100 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 18 23 41 Auckland (including Thames, Coromandel, and 5 .. 26 215 525 360 885 Manukau) Tauranga .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. •. ■• 39 30 16 46 Whakatane .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 6 14 20 34 Opotilu .. .. .. .. •. .. •. .. 6 10 6 16 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 34 12 46 Napier .. .. .. .. .. 11 18 1 91 175 20 195 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 2 New Plymouth • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • 21 45 28 73 Wanganui .. . . . . .. •. •. .. .. 10 4 .. 4 Foxton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 50 4 54 Wellington.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 105 180 115 295 Eastbourne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 11 .. 11 Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 28 8 36 Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. .. 26 5 31 Nelson .. .. .. .. .... 3 4 75 112 8 120 Westport ' .. .. .. .. .. 1 8 .. 11 24 6 30 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 12 5 17 Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 10 11 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 . . 13 24 1 25 Kaiapoi .. .. .. .. . • .. .. .. 28 28 .. 28 Akaroa .. .. .. .. • • •. .. . . 17 24 .. 24 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 12 25 3 28 Southbridge (Lake Ellesmere) .. .. .. .. .. 12 12 20 32 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ; 24 28 8 36 Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ I ® 14 .. 14 Moeraki .. .. .. .. .. .. . • ■■ 26 35 .. 35 Otago District .. .. .. .. 5 11 .. 106 212 130 342 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 100 25 125 Bluff .. .. .. .. 56 133 20 153 Stewart Island (Half-moon) .. .. .. .. j 30 77 9 86 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. [ .. .. .. Totals.. .. .. .. 25 57 31 1,212 2,185 1,032 3,217 '

Whaling-station. | Bpeeta. Yie.d of Oil.! Q »Sf du9t I Total Value. . Tons. Tons. j £ Whangamumu (Russell) 35 i Humpback .. 150 35 3,350 Marlborough Sounds .» 43 Humpback .. 240 5 3,725 Totals ..78 .. 390 40 7,075