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Fish and Shell-fish exported.

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Description of Fish. Exporting Ports. Quantity. Value. Produce of New Zealand. £ Oysters, freah .. .. .. .. Auckland .. ,. 1,205 doz. 23 Wellington.. .. 5,516 doz. 119 Invercargill (Bluff) .. 38,960 doz. 401 Total . . 45,681 doz. 543 Blue cod, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 3 cwt. 18 Wellington.. . .. i 1,976 cwt. 5,754 Lyttelton .. .. j 236 cwt. 603 ..: Dunedin .. .. I 68 cwt. 161 Invercargill (Bluff) .. 5,046 owt. 11,330 Total .. 7,329 cwt. 17,866 Snapper, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 839 cwt. 973- ; Wellington.. .. 32 cwt. 78.. Total .. 871 cwt. 1,051 Flounder, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 1,276 cwt. 3,028 Wellington .. .. 60 cwt. 129 Lyttelton .. . . 342 cwt. , 796 Dunedin .. . . 68 cwt. 235 Invercargill (Bluff) .. 148 cwt. 429 Total .. 1,894 cwt. 4,617 Other kinds, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 2,162 cwt. 3,444 Wellington.. .. 721 cwt. 1,452 Greymouth Lyttelton .. .. 993 cwt. 1,600 Dunedin .. .. 68 cwt. 255 Invercargill (Bluff) .. 60 cwt. 110 Total .. 4,004 cwt. 6,861 Total exports of frozen fish from .. 14,098 cwt. 30,395 Dominion Smoked, dried, pickled, or salted .. .. 638 cwt. 1,851 Preserved in tins — Oysters .. .. .. .. .. 69,4971b. 2,490 *Toheroas .. .. .. .. .. 9,7241b. 992 *Whitebait .. .. .. •• ... 66,3861b. 7,459 Other kinds .. .. .. .;,:. 36,0281b. , 2,243 Value of total exports of New ... .. 45,973 Zealand fish and shell-fish : He-exports. Potted and preserved in tins .. .. .. 18,0041b. 638 Toheroas. Whitebait. ♦Exporting Ports. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. , lb. ■ £ • lb. ■ S. Auckland .. .. 8,200 856 33,829 3,934 Wellington .. .. 1,524 138 3,974 305 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 3,636 415 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 24,947 2,805 ■ llit Totals .. .. 9,724 992 66,386 7,459 jg" 0TE . — Exports from New Zealand are credited to the port at which they are shipped on board the exporting vessel.