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Table II.—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, 1944

Key to Symbols used A = Snapper. H = Gurnard. 0 = Warehou. U = Whiting. B = Tarakihi. I = Bed Cod. P = John-dory. V = Kingfish. C = Groper. J = Elephant-fish. Q = Trevally. W = Herring. D = Blue cod. K = Mullet. R = Pioke. X = Sardine. E = Flounder. L = Moki. S = Butterfish. Y = Kahawai. F = Sole. M m Hake. T = Trumpeter. Z = Conger-eel, G = Ling. N = Barracouta.

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Shell-fishery (excluding Xolioroa). PriiiMiml Kinds uf Quantity Total (fraud Name of Port or District. ' 1 ., i, t la " dc(i Valu0 '.• f i Total ±< inn oaugiic, MriaiA local * r t (l'lbii). (iisii). oysters. Value. Mussels. Value. Orayfleh, Value. Valiiu VnIuo - (Shell-fish). North Island OWt. £ Sacks. £ Sacks. £ Owt. 2 £ * Awanui and district A, Q, K, C .. 1,497 1,821 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,821 Mangonui .. A, W, K, K .. 541 730 . . . . . . .. .. . . 730 Whangaroa .. A, C, K .. .. 321 473 .. .. .. .. 368 564 504 1,037 Russell .. .. A, E, C, K .. 1,136 1,785 .. .. .. .. 64 118 118 1,903 Whangarei .. A, Q, Y .. .. 3,858 4,046 .. .. .. .. 164 260 260 4,306 Auckland.. .. A, B,E, H, C, S .. 103,882 129,904 5,828 4,371 11,781 4,123 1,155 2,303 10,787 140,701 Kaiaua .. .. A, E .. . . 193 310 .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 310 Thames .. .. A, E, H, Q, R .. 18,302 28,044 .. .. 4,939 1,641 .. .. 1,641 29,685 Coromandel .. A, W, E .. .. 161 276 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 276 Mercury Bay .. A, E, C .. .. 443 614 .. .. .. .. 626 1,312 1,312 1,926 Whangamata .. A, C . . 19 34 .. .. .. 15 28 28 62 Waihi Beach .. A, Q, B .. . . 768 829 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 830 Tauranga and district A, Q, Y, E, C .. 9,546 9,913 .. .. 21 7 52 114 121 10,034 Whakatane .. A, H, Q .. .. 1,110 1,844 .. .. .. 1,844 Ohivva Harbour, A, E .. .. 350 547 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 547* Opotiki, and Cape Runaway Gisborne .. .. B, H, 0 . . .. 5,275 6,179 .. .. .. .. 527 921 921 7,100 Napier .. .. B, H, W, V, 0, A .. 16,615 25,244 .. .. .. .. 1,668 8,119 3,119 28,363 Gaetlepoint .. C .. .. 38 125 .. .. .. .. 36 67 (17 192 Wellington .. C, G, O, B, M, A .. 14,775 36,054 .. .. .. .. 2,065 3,773 3,773 39,827 Makara .. . . S, O, G .. .. 276 980 .. .. .. .. 113 250 256 1,236 Paremata.. .. 0, S, A, M .. 2,498 7,004 .. .. .. .. 107 253 253 7,257 Paraparaumu Beach A, O, G .. .. (153 1,329 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,329 Manawatu Heads .. E, A .. . . 187 545 .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 545 Tangimoana . . A .. . . 21 5] . . .. .. .. .. .. . . 51 Wanganui . . A, G . . .. 425 781 . . .. .. 781 New Plymouth .. A, C, Y .. .. 1,148 2,445 .. .. .. .. 32 74 74 2,519 Kawhia .. . . E, A .. .. 204 657 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 657 Raglan .. .. E, A . . .. 169 520 .. .. .. 520 Manukau Harbour .. K, A, E . . .. 1,870 2,791 .. .. .. .. 15 44 44 2,835 Kaipara .. .. E, A, K .. .. 2,366 5,311 .. .. .. 5,311 Hokianga.. .. K, E .. .. 1,237 1,388 .. .. .. 1,388 South Island Havelock.. .. E, D, 8, C .. 983 5,553 .. .. .. 5,553 Picton .. .. X, 0, N, D .. 8,053 11,010 .. .. .. 11,010 Blenheim (Wairau) 1, 1 .. .. 764 1,172 .. .. .. .. 251 471 471 1,043 Kaikoura .. .. G, C .. .. 1,737 5,461 .. .. .. .. 260 638 638 6,099 Lyttelton.. .. B, J, H, G, F, R .. 14,050 34,755 .. .. .. .. 169 203 203 34,958 Akaroa .. .. H, J, E I.. .. 1,297 3,501 .. .. .. .. 407 633 633 4,134 Lake Ellesmere .. E .. .. 797 3,343 .. .. .. 3,343 Timaru .. .. G, H, F, E, C .. 15,898 42,960 .. .. .. 42,960 Oamaru .. .. C, I, D .. .. 1,595 2,947 .. .. .. 2,947 Moeraki .. .. C, D, G .. .. 1,717 3,845 .. .. .. .. 998 713 713 4,558 Karitane .. . . D, N, 0 .. .. 611 1,341 .. .. .. .. 1,734 1,448 1,448 2,789 Port Chalmers .. N, I, F, B, G, E .. 21,523 32,621 .. .. .. .. 3 2 2 32,623 Taieri Mouth .. F, C .. .. 1,156 3,539 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,539 Nuggets .. .. F, E, C .. .. 2,701 4,998 .. .. .. 4,998 Tautuku .. C .. .. 191 431 .. .. .. 431 Waikawa.. .. F, D, C .. .. 2,896 5,411 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,411 Invercargill .. E .. .. 55 57 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Bluff .. .. D, C .. .. 4,148 8,844 73,119 54,839 54,839 63,683 Stewart Island .. D, C .. .. 8,268 13,904 .. .. 13,904 Riverton district .. D, C .. .. 859 1,858 .. .. .. 1,858 Hokitika .. .. K, F .. .. 74 135 .. .. .. .. .. 135 Greymouth .. F, I, H .. .. 962 2,253 .. .. .. 2,253 Westport .. .. F, C, H .. .. 1,434 2,990 .. .. .. .. 17 26 26 3,016 Golden Bay .. A, W, C .. .. 750 1,182 .. .. .. 1,182 Motueka .. A, H, D .. .. 895 1,476 .. .. .. 1,476 Nelson .. . . H, E, A, F .. 3,833 10,208 .. .. .. .. 2 3 3 10,211 French Pass .. D, C, A, S .. 2,988 7,567 .. .. .. 7,567 Chatham Islands .. D, C .. .. 4,326 3,332 .. .. .. 3,332 Totals .. 294,445 489,268 78,947 59,210 16,741 5,771 10,849 17,344 82,318 571,593