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Table Showing the Number of Fishing-vessels and the Number of Fishermen and other Persons engaged in the Fishing Industry at each Port for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

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Vessels engaged in Fishing for Wet Fish. Vessels engaged in Shell-fishery. Number of Persons Employed. ' I I , r , „ | Steamers Motor-vessels Motor-vessels, „ Oyster- Mussel- ! Trawlers I Danish - Danish- Set-net and Sailing-boats. boats g " dredging dredging Vessels Fishermen. Others. Total. Name of Port. j Trawling. Irawlers. | seiningi seining. Line Fishing. Doats - Vessels Vessels. vessels. Whole' Part 'Whole Part. Whole Part. Whole. Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole, Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part j Time. , Time. 1 Time. Time.! Time. Time, j Time. Time. Time. Time.; Time. jTime. Time, j Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. | Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. , . - j ' ] " j ~~~~ T ' ~T ' • ~~ |j Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. | .. 2 i .. .. 2 1 3 2 .. .. 3 2 Hokianga .. .. . • j • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 j .. .... 17 : .. .. .. .. 37 .. .. 37 Russell .. .. 2 . . 23 ) 1 : .. 3 5 | .. 48 .. 6 .. 54 Kaipara .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 30 44 .. .. ; .. 10 j - .. .. .. .. .. .. j 80 .. .. 15 80 15 W hangarei .. .. • • \ • • • • • - - • ■ • • • ■ • 8 11 . . . . . . 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. j 16 23 15 .. 31 23 Auckland* .. .. .. 4 . .. . . 1 . 21 .. 169 .. 4 .. 112 .. ; .. .. .. 2 .. 30 j 490 .. 330 .. 820 Thames .. .. .. { .. 7 39 ... 5 2 .. .. j 110 .. 40 .. 150 Tauranga ,. .. .. ...... .. .. .. 1 .. 12 j 27 2 3 | 5 .. .. .. | . .. .. 30 91 12 .. 42 91 Gisborne .. .. .. 1 1 I .. 4 | 6 .. 10 9 8 4 18 13 Napier .. .. .. .. 10 1 1 .. .. 2 ! 22 63 6 .. 12 34 186 19 .. 53 186 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • ■ • • • • 15 .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. 48 .. 30 .. 78 Wanganui . < ! .. ■ • 2 14 6 5 .. .. .. 5 Foxton .. .. ! 5 20 43 .. 4 .. 47 Wellington .. .. .. 2 .. .. 40 16 7 3 24 12 35 162 108 .. 100 162 208 Picton . . .. .. j .. 2 8 40 87 87 Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. 6 6 .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. •. .. • ■ .. 2 23 8 31 Nelson .. .. 1 .. I 7 .. 4 14 1 2 46 .. 10 f 56 Westport .. .. 1 8 1 2 9 7 .. 9 9 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .... .. .. 6 .. 2 .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 .. 4 .. 25 Hokitika .. .. i 1 I • ■ • • • • 1 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j •. 15 .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. 2 25 .. 1 .. 26 Kaiapoi .. .. i 30 3 27 .. .. 3 27 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 1 .. .. 12 4 1 7 25 5 .. .. 25 5 Lyttelton .. .. . . 1 . . 6 .. .. 2 .. .. 33 .. 26 ., 85 195 .. 120 .. 315 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 .. .... .. .. 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 .. 8 .. 36 Oamaru (including Moeraki) .. .. .. •. .. • ■ .... .. 38 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 53 .. 7 .. 60 Dunedin and Otago District .. 4 .. 8 11 .. .. .. .. 72 .. .. .. 24 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 214 .. 103 .. 317 Invercargill .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 30 .. 6 .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 .. 25 .. 110 Bluff .. .. .. 44 3 .. 5 .. .. ; 154 .. 20 .. 174 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. •• 39 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 .. 11 .. 104 Totals .. .. ..22 4 21 52 2 4 29 11 534 337 40 15 : 254 216 5 .. ..12 .. 131 1,773 835 700 199 2,473 1,034 .;' j j 23 8 31 * Including Manukau, Mercury Bay, and Coromandel.