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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, 1933.

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Vessels engaged in Fishing for Wet Fish. Vessels engaged in Shell-fishery. Number of Persons employed. Mntrvr Steamers Motor-vessels Motor-vessels, Rnwina Oyster- Mussel- Pravflohino TraviSln? Trawler® Danish- Danish- Set-net and Sailing-boats. boats dredging dredging Vessels Fishermen. Others. Total. Name of Port. rawing. rrawiers. Mining . | seining. [Line Fishing. | Doat8 ' 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 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. Time. Russell .. .. .. .. j |l 14 4 7 4 28 24 .. 2 28 26 Kaipara .. .. • • I 17 j .. .. 25 .. 4 .. 29 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 22 .. 7 .. 29 Auckland .. .. .. 1 3 24 10 72 45 1 2 50 80 1 2* .. 30 320 160 80 400 160 Thames .. .. 6 4 22 4 - .. 2 3 85 18 25 .. 110 18 Mercury Bay .. 12 ' 4 24 4 4 .. 28 4 Tauranga .. .. 4 .. 15 .. 42 .. 4 .. 46 Opotiki .. .. 1 1 5 1 .. 2 2 7 .. .. 2 7 Gisborne .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. 5 10 .. 30 45 10 3 .. 48 10 Napier .. .. .. 5 5 2 6 4 .... 10 59 4 10 45 145 10 4 55 149 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 4 .. .. 1 5 .. 9 27 13 : 6 27 19 Wanganui .. .. 2 9 20 .. 5 38 .. .. 5 38 Wellington .. .. .. 1 73 20 .. .. 22 41 3 57 250 134 42 .. 292 134 Picton .. .. .. .. 1 18 23 10 37 48 .. .. 37 48 Blenheim (Wairau) .. 4 4 4 3 8 11 .. .. 8 11 Nelson .. .. 2 10 .. 8 7 2 j .. .. 42 17 8 .. 50 17 Westport .. .. .. .. 1 .. 10 .. 2 2 .. 2 .. 11 2 .. 2 11 Greymouth .. .. 1 4 1 .. .. 7 .. .. .. 4 .. .. 8 15 .. .. 8 15 Kaikoura .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 15 4 .. 4 .. 38 .. 1 .. 39 Akaroa .. .. 1 3 2 12 16 .... 6 2 3 4 25 40 2 27 40 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 2 11 2 52 4 .. 1 40 70 8 200 74 40 10 240 84 Timaru .. 27 5 1 .. 38 3 .. 3 38 Oamaru and Moeraki 38 1 2 2 56 4 4 4 60 8 Dunedin and Otago district .. 2 .. 6 18 .. .. .. .. 45 18 .. .. 16 12 .. .. .. .. .. 8 159 34 13 .. 172 34 Invercargill .. 48 8 .. .. 104 .. .. i 104 Bluff .. .. i 43 7 I 153 .. 25 .. 178 Stewart Island (Half-moon Bay) 32 .. 80 .. 7 .. 87 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. 8 .. 24 10 12 27 66 3 .. | 44 24 541 217 1 3 157 344 7 1 4 7 10 173 1,742 949 292 j 26 2,034 975 * Includes one vessel engaged in scallop-dredging.