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Table I.—Showing the Number of Fishing-vessels and the Number of Fishermen and other Persons engaged in the Industry at each Port for the Year ended 31st March, 1944

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Vessels engaged in Fishing for Wet Fish. Vessels engaged in Shell-fishery. Number of Persons employed. Vessels licensed ' ; " ] , 1st January, 1943- ,»,,„ Mrf . r Motor-vessels Motor-vessels, ' „ , Oyster- Mussel- Pravfishinn 31st March 1944. Trawfere Trawter* Danisn - Set-net and b° 0 T t g g " dredging dredging vS g Fishermen. Others. Total. Name of Port or District. Trawlers. Trawlers. seinjng _ Line Fishing. ; boat9 ' Vessels. Vessels. Ve9sels - Total Number Num t>er Whole Part \ Whole Part Whole Part | Whole Part ! Whole Part Whole 1 Part Whole! Part Whole Part Whole ; Part Whole Part Whole Part Number. Fishing.: Time. Time, ! Time. Time. Time. Time, j Time. Time, j Time, j Time. Time.! Time. Time. \ Tune. Time. Time. Time. | Time. Time. Time. Time, i Time. North Island Awanui and district .. .. 9 8 1 3 5 6 9 15.. 21 9 Mangonui .. .. .. 15 12 3 11 . • 1 2 14 ! .. .. 2 14 Whangaroa 6 5 1 1 5 1 2 2 8 1.. 3 8 Russell 24 20 4 3 5 .. 2 4 5 30 .. .. 5 30 Whangarei 20 15 5 2 15 1 1 1 6 18 6 1 12 19 Auckland . .. 90 81 9 35 6 6 27 5 .... 1 .. 5 3 220 70 117 19 337 89 Kaiaua 2 1 1 1 2 2 Thames 29 26 3 2 .. 15 6 .. 3 .... 1 44 14 .. .. 44 "14 Coromandel 3 3 1 2 1 3 2 7 3 10 Mercury Bay .. .. .. 5] 5 4 3 1 6 3 6 1 12 4 Whangamata .. .. .. 6 4 2 3 1 1.. 5 5 Waihi Beach 9 9 1 8 1 11 .. 1 11 Tauranga and district .. . . 39 31 8 1 .. 10 23 1 1 3 21 42 5 2 26 44 Whakatane .. .. .. 5 4 1 1.. .. 3 3 4 2 1 5 5 Ohhva Harbour, Opotiki, and Cape 8 5 3 1 3.. 1 1 4.. .. 1 4 Runaway Gisbome .. .. .. 16 12 4 .... 3 1 .... 1 3 2 7 3 11 4 .. 7 11 Napier .. .. .. .. 33 29 4 1 .. 10 7 1.. 1 10 5 5 10 45 20 11 5 56 25 Castlepoint .. .. .- 4 3 1 1 1.. 1 1 1 3.. .. 1 3 Wellington 36 28 8 .... 1 14 10 3 6 3 65 22 .. 65 22 Makara 3 2 1 2 2 .. 4 4 Paremata 17 | 14 3 4 11 2 2 10 15 .. .. 10 15 Paraparaumu Beach .. .. 6 5 1 5 2 4.. .. 2 4 Manawatu Heads .. .. 11 9 2 1 1 1 6 3 8 4 6 7 14 Tangimoana .. .. .. 6 5 1 5 .. 10 .. .. .. 10 Wanganui 15 11 4 2 9 5 13 .. .. 5 13 New Plymouth 15 12 3 4 7.. 1 3 6 8.. .. 6 8 Kawhia 6 5 1 1 2 .. 2 1 6 .... 16 Raglan 6 6 1 5 1 6.. .. 1 6 Manukau Harbour .. .. 19 17 2 1 .... 7 7 2 1 8 11 .. 8 11 Kaipara 23 20 3 14 5 1 14 9 7 21 9 Hokianga 10 10 2 5 .. 3 2 10 .. .. 2 10 South Island Havelock 20 19 1 .... 8 4 .... 2 8 14 16 .. 14 16 Pieton .. •• 17 14 3 9 4 19 7 34 .. 53 7 Blenheim (Wairau) .. ■• 3 3 2 1 1 . 2 4 2.. .. 4 2 Kaikoura .. .. 14 12 2 7 5 .. • 2 3 13 6 1 14 6 Lyttelton .. 28*! 21 7 1 .. i 5 3 .... 2 6 .. 4 1 4 27 ! 14 ! 20 5 47 19