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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, 1928.

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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 .. .. .. 2,378 228 12 0 2,386 228 0 0 2,282 193 3 0 2,368 204 18 0 4,660 421 15 0 4,754 432 18 0 9,414 854 13 0 Dunedin .. .. .. 1,285 118 8 0 1,186 111 1 0 466 40 12 0 458 40 18 0 1,751 159 0 0 1,644 151 19 0 3,395 310 19 0 Gisborne .. .. .. 1 0 2 0 4 0 8 0 231 14 15 0 223 14 5 0 232 14 17 0 227 14 13 0 459 29 10 0 Greymouth .. .. .. 21 2 2 0 21 2 2 0 44 3 2 0 42 3 0 0 65 5 4 0 63 5 2 0 128 10 6 0 Hokianga .. .. .. 5 0 10 0 4 080.. .. .. .. 5 0 10 0 4 080 9 0 18 0 Invercargill .. .. .. 50 5 3 0 74 6 2 0 36 3 9 0 49 3 14 0 86 8 12 0 123 9 16 0 209 18 8 0 Lyttelton .. .. .. 471 45 18 0 515 50 18 0 784 63 2 0 717 55 13 0 1,255 109 0 0 1,232 106 11 0 2,487 215 11 0 Napier .. .. .. 40 3 7 0 59 4 12 0 347 24 11 0 355 26 9 0 387 27 18 0 414 31 1 0 801 58 19 0 Nelson _ .. .. .. 4 0 8 0 5 0 10 0 800 61 15 0 801 60 11 0 804 62 3 0 806 61 1 0 1,610 123 4 0 New Plymouth .. .. 28 2 12 0 29 2 10 0 115 8 2 0 115 7 18 0 143 10 14 0 144 10 8 0 287 21 2 0 Oamaru .. .. .. 3 060 2 020 2 040 2 040 5 0 10 0 4 060 9 0 16 0 Onehunga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 351 29 7 0 331 27 19 0 351 29 7 0 331 27 19 0 682 57 6 0 Patea • • • • • ■ •. .. .. .. 38 2 3 0 40 2 7 0 38 2 3 0 40 2 7 0 78 4 10 0 Picton .. 2 040 2 040 8 0 16 0 5 0 10 0 10 100 7 0 14 0 17 1 14 0 Russell .. .. .. 1 020.. .. .. .. .. 1 020!.. .. 1 020 Timaru .. .. .. 12 140 10 100 39 380 "37 3 4 0 51 4 12 0 47 4 4 0 98 8 16 0 Wairau • • • • • ■ ■ • • • .. .. 53 1 16 0 51 1 12 0 53 1 16 0 ' 51 1 12 0 104 3 8 0 Wangamu .. .. .. 4 080 2 040 45 3 17 0 41 390 49 450 43 3 13 0 92 7 18 0 Wellington .. .. .. 3,309 297 9 0 5,148 284 8 0 2,069 182 8 0 2,152 190 2 0 5,378 479 17 0 5,300 474 10 0 10,678 954 7 0 Westport .. .. .. 10 0 16 0 11 0 18 0 62 5 4 0 64 5 8 0 72 6 0 0 75 6 6 0 147 12 6 0 Whangarei .. .. .. 1 020 4 080.. .. .. .. 1 020 4 080 5 0 10 0 Totals .. .. 7,625 707 13 0 7,462 693 15 0 7,772 641 14 0 7,851 652 1 0 15,397 1,349 7 0 15,313 1,345 16 0 30,710 2,695 3 0