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Fisheries Table I.—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, 1932.

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Vessels engaged in Fishing for Wet Fish. Vessels engaged in Shell-fishery. I Number of Persona employed. at,.,..,, MVitm- Steamers Motor-vessels Motor-vessels,: u „,„■.,., Oyster- Mussel- „ B i,- „ ISX? Trawlere Damsh - Danish - Set-net and Sailing-boats. B <"" n S- ; dredging dredging C v^, mg Fishermen. Others. Total. Name of Port. irawiing. irawiers. se ini n g. 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 lime. Time. Time. Time.! Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. i j j J I i i i r II I : I Eussell .. .. .. 6 11 .. .. 4 12 I I .. 1 1 50 40 4 .. 54 i 40 Kaipara .. .. .. [ j I . 25 ..-.:... 3 .. j 34 34 .. Whangarei .. .. .. .. , .. . . 2 j .. 6 .. j ..:..! 1 j .. j ! 18 .. .. 8 18 8 Auckland .. .. .. 1 3 26 ! 6 70 28 I 1 I 1 19 j 21 | .. Ill .. 5 250 I 133 90 j .. 340 ' 133 Thames .. .. ] 9 | 5 22 4 ..!-.. 3 2 .. .. 1 1 I .. 90 18 25 ! .. 115 18 Mercury Bay .. j I . .. 18 .. .. I .. 2 3 .. 35 . . 4 I .. 39 Tauranga .. .. I 2 .. 28 j .. 2 .. 6 .. ..I 72 '■ .. 6 .. 78 j .. Opotiki.. .. .. ].... 2 .. ..'.. .: 5 I 1 .. 3 9' 9 Gisborne .. .. .. 1 .. j .. .. ! j .. 13 2 .. 1 3-7 .. ...... I "... .. 27 39 18 3 .. 42 18 Napier .... .. .. .. 14 j .. 1 29 .. .... 68 10 | 160 20 8 20 168 New Plymouth .. .. j .. .. 15 6 .. .. 2 17 12 26 , 60 ! .. 8 26 i 68 Wanganui .. .. .. .. "' 23 I .. '■•• 1 I ■• 28 .. .. .. 28 Foxton .. .. .. .. J .... .. .. 3 ..... .. 24 4 30 .. .. 4 30 Wellington .. .. .. 2 i .. .. 60 10 .. .. 15 22 6 31 220 I 116 ' 20 3 240 119 Picton .. .. .. .. ; 1 .. .. J 16 20 7 36 45 i .. .. 36 45 Blenheim (Wairau) .. .. ..!.. 3 4 .. ..!.. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 1 6 7 ! .. 6 7 Nelson .. .. .. 2 j 2 .. 5 .. 10 7 .. 1 .. 4 .. 1 1 28 i 21 i 9 .. 37 I 21 Greymouth .. .. .. .. j 2 .. 3 .. 1 ! 7 .. 1 .. 5 .. 30 I .. .. 30 Kaikoura .. .. .. .... 3 .. .. 17 1 1 .. j 38 .. 1 .. 39 Akaroa .. .. .. .... 3 7 ...... 4 12 16 .. .. 4 6 I .. | .. 6 13 : 30 1 .. 14 30 Lyttelton .. .. .. 2 .. 11 2 ! 48* 7 9 4 41 72 j 8 | 172 : 105 60. 30 232 135 Lake Ellesmere .. j .. .. .... 6 .. .. 20 I .. .. 8 - 20 .. 3 8 23 Timaru .. .. 23 .. 5 1 32 3 j 3 j .. 35 j 3 Oamaru and Moeraki.. ., .. 39 2 2 .. .. 1 j 56 5 5 1 61 6 Dunedin and Otago district .. 3 1 .. 13 1 66 33 .. 9 185 .. 19 ! .. 204 Invercargill .. 50 10 I .. .. I 150 i .. .. 150 Bluff .. .. .. .. ! .. .. 44 6 2 .. - 145 .. 22 .. 167 J .. Stewart Island (Half-moon Bay) .. .. j .. .. .. .... .. 36 .. I .. .. .. j .. .. 88 i 9 .. 97 I Chatham Islands .. ! .•;.-. •• j ,•■'.•• 9 1 ....■■.. •-. •• ! ! 25 3 9 5 34 jB 11 j 21 ,: 20 51 2 1 : 44 23 568 226 12 1 28 137 I 285 6 3 2 i 3 i 11 115 1,679 |l,022 310 ! 66 j 1,989 1,088 * Includes one steamer.