H.—ls.

Table I. —Showing the Various Kinds of Fish caught and approximately the Total Quantities of Fish* and Shell-fish landed at the Chief Fishing Ports for the Year ended 31st March, 1942.

Key to Symbols used. A = Snapper. F = Sole. J = Elephant-fish. N = Barracouta. R = Pioke. Y = ICingfish. B = Tarakihi. G = Ling. K. = Mullet. 0 = Warehou. S = Butterfish. W = Herring. C = Groper. H = Gurnard. L = Mold. P = John-dory. T = Trumpeter. Y = Kahawai. X) _ Blue cod. I = Red ood. M = Hake. Q = Trevally. U = Whiting. Z = Conger-eel. E = Flounder.

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Shell-flBhery (excluding Toheroa). Name of Port or Principal Kinds of Hah vHiO'l i V _ i " Total District. oaught. CFlshl ,Y,. „ 1 Total Value. (Jflsn). (Fish). Oysters. Value. Mussels. Value. Crayfish. Value. Value "I" (Shell-fish). North Island. Cwt. £ Sacks. £ Sacks. £ Cwt. £ £ £ Awanui and district A, K., Q, Y .. 2,633 2,478 ,. .. •• .. 15 20 20 2,498 Mangonui .. .. Y, A, V .. .. 525 427 .. .. .. 427 Whangaroa .. A, 0 .. .. 505 577 .. .. .. .. .16 25 25 602 Russell .. .. A, E, K, G .. 1,010 1,660 .. .. •• 1,060 Whangarei .. A, E, K. Q .. 665 1,185 .. .. . • .. 184 352 352 1,537 Great Barrier C .. • • 7 12 .. .. . • ■ • 124 224 224 236 Auckland .. A, B, E, V, H, C .. 119,583 135,246 5,939+ 8,908 14,162 4,945 1,140 2,149 16,002 151,248 Kaiaua .. A .. .. 77 104 104 Thames .. .. A, E, H, R .. 14,377 23,609 .. .. 6,287 2,166 .. .. 2,166 25,775 Coromandel .. A, E .. .. Ill 187 .. .. .. .. 95 177 177 364 Mercury Bay A, C .. .. 83 112 .. .. .. .. 801 1,513 1,513 1,625 Whangamata .. A, B, C .. .. .11 15 .. .. .. .. 67 120 120 135 Waihi Beach .. A, Q, B, K .. 503 646 .... .. .. 12 17 17 663 Tauranga and district A, C, Q, R •• 4,368 5,113 .. .. .. .. 341 569 569 5,682 Whakatane .. A, C, H, E .. 1,109 1,128 .. .. .. .. 6 9 9 1,137 Ohiwa Harbour, Opo- O, A, L .. .. 180 287 .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 287 tiki, and Cape Runaway Gisborne .. .. B, C, H .. .. 6,225 6,863 .. .. .. .. 361 647 647 7,510 Napier .. .. B, H, C, L, A .. 21,207 28,745 .. .. .. .. 864 1,473 1,473 30,218 Castlepoint L .. .. 174 359 .. .. •• .. 1 1 I 360 Wellington ... S, C, M, G, A, O .. 31,055 48,099 .. .. .. .. 3,163 5,366 5,366 53,465 Makara .. .. E, O, L, D .. 225 497 .. .. .. .. 96 .147 147 644 Pareniata .. .. C, A, S, 0, M, H .. 3,251 5,946 .. .. .. .. 103 132 132 6,078 Paraparaumu Beach A, O, C,S .. 1,240 1,957 .. 1,957 Manawatu Heads .. A, E .. • ■ 217 408 .. .. . • • • • • ■ • ■ • 408 Taugimoana A .. .. 40 74 .. .. .. . . .. . • • • 74 Wanganui . • A, C .. •. 565 898 .. .. .. .. • ■ . • • ■ 898 New Plymouth . . A, C .. .. 487 916 .. .. .. 28 72 72 988 Kawhia .. .. E, A .. .. 228 686 .. .. 686 Raglan .. E, A . . .. 187 513 .. .. .. . • . • • ■ • ■ 513 Manukau Harbour .. K, E, A, R, Q .. 1,568 2,018 .. .. .. .. 30 76 76 2,094 Kaipara .. .. E, A, K .. .. 2,704 5,093 .. .. 5,093 Hokianga .. . . K, E, A .. .. 598 668 .. .. ■ • 668 South Island. Havelock .. E, D, C .. .. 571 2,214 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 2,214 Picton .. .. 0, D, S, L, B .. 2,132 4,293 .. .. .. •• 1 1 1 4,294 Blenheim (Wairau) .. I, G. F, B .. 1,199 1,788 .. .. .. .. 30 42 42 1,830 Kaikoura.. .. C, G, S, T .. 1,988 5,229 .. .. .. .. 555 739 739 5,968 Lvttelton .. .. B, I, G, H, J .. 14,287 27,092 .. .. .. .. 133 187 187 27,279 Akaroa .. .. J, H, B, G, I .. 4,586 8,387 .. .. .. .. 507 398 . 398 8,785 Lake Ellesmere E .. .. 1,200 3,065 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 3,065 Timaru .. .. H, G, J, C, F, E .. 14,055 27,105 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 27,105 Oamaru .. .. 0,1,1) .. .. 1,815 2,499 2,499 Moeraki .. .. C, D, G, I .. 2,325 3,997 .. .. .. .. 1,255 880 880 4,877 Karitane .. .. D, N, C .. .. 451 805 .. .. .. .. 2,041 1,479 1,479 2,284 Port Chalmers .. I. F, N, B, E, G .. 29,724 33,631 .. .. .. .. 57 40 40 33,671 Taieri Mouth .. E, C .. .. 1,201 3,134 .. .. .. .. 4 4 4 3,138 Nuggets .. .. F, E, C .. .. 2,358 4,274 .. .. .. .. 9 5 5 4,279 Owaka .. F, E .. 260 448 .. .. .. 3 3 3 451 Tautuku .. C, D - •• 201 411 .. .. .. •• •• •• 411 Waikawa .. .. F, I), C, I .. 3,779 5,959 .. .. .. .. 19 12 12 5,971 Invercargill E, I . . .. 61 71 .. . . .. •. • • • • '' _'i Bluff •• D, C, E, S .. 2,418 4,694 74,571 55,928 .. .. .. .. 55,928 60,722 Stewart Island .. D, C, S, T .. 10,376 17,929 17,929 Riverton district .. D, C .. •• 721 1,417 .. .. .. ■ •• 1,417 Hokitika .. .. W .. •• 24 44 .. .. 44 Greymouth .. F, I, H .. .. 1,944 2,823 .. .. .. .. •• •• 2,823 Westport.. .. E, C, E .. .. 633 1,167 .. .. .. .. 130 142 142 1,309 Golden Bay ..A .. .. 132 196 .. .. .. 196 Motueka .. .. A, B, C . . .. 1,237 1,835 1,835 Nelson .. .. A, H, C, E, F .. 4,973 9,889 .. .. .. . • 35 56 56 9,945 French Pass .. D, C, A, S .. 2,586 4,834 .. .. .. 4,834 Chatham Islands .. D, C .. .. 3,908 2,637 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 2,637 Totals .. .. 326,863 458,393 80,510 64,836 20,449 7,111 12,226 17,077 89,024 547,417 * Not including whitebait. tin addition 90 sacks of oysters were picked but lost owing to the capsize of the oyster barge.