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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 Fishing Ports for the Year ended 31st December, 1945

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Shell-fishery (excluding Toheroa) i. Principal QuanTotal Grand Name of Port or District. Kinds of Fish caught. tity landed (Fish). Value (Fish). Oysters. Value. Mussels. Value. Crayfish. Value. Total Value (ShellTotal Value. fish). North Island Cwt. £ Sacks. £ Sacks. £ Cwt. £ - £ £ Awanui and district Q,A,K .. 1,534 1,924 4 10 10 1,934 Mangonui A,K 571 814 92 223 223 1,037 Whangaroa A,V 779 1,044 67 123 123 1,167 Russell A,K,Z .. 4,194 5,093 149 243 243 5,336 Whangarei A,Q,C .. 1,760 2,264 123 259 259 2,523 Auckland a,b;h,q,e 122,789 156,979 5,476 9,583 11,657 4,083 1,385 2; ,950 16 .616 173,595 Thames district A,E,H .. 17,245 25,746 1,499 524 524 26,270 Coromandel A 168 247 247 Mercury Bay A,C 971 1,644 i,io4 2 ,409 2 ,409 4,053 Whangamata B,A 127 217 58 143 143 360 Waihi Beach A,B 259 342 342 Tauranga and district A,B,Q,Y 7,459 7,745 64 68 '68 7,813 Whakatane A,Q 1,423 2,122 81 225 225 2,347 Ohiwa Harbour, OpoA 651 1,041 1,041 tiki, and Cape Runaway Gisborne B,H 8,236 9,160 849 1 ,620 1 ,620 10,780 Napier B,H,C,F 19,194 29,186 922 1 ,640 1 ,640 30,826 Castlepoint C 60 199 26 38 38 237 Wellington B,C,G,M,N 31,554 63,445 3,725 7; ,661 7 ,661 71,106 Makara S 308 752 183 426 426 1,178 Paremata C,G 2,853 7,243 158 372 372 7,615 Paraparaumu Beach A,C 497 1,244 1,244 Manawatu Heads .. A 193 546 546 Tangimoana A 30 89 89 Wanganui A,Y 528 1,092 1,092 New Plymouth A,C 2,301 5,432 i67 508 508 .5,940 Kawhia E,A 375 1,112 1,112 Raglan E 163 500 500 Manukau Harbour .. K,E 1,229 2,217 21 70 70 2,287 Kaipara E,K 2,220 5,860 5,866 Hokianga K,E 941 1,189 1,189 South Island Havelock E,D,I .. 1,701 6,605 6,605 Picton C,X,T) .. 4,358 8,522 848 1 ,634 1 ,634 10,156 Blenheim (Wairau).. F,I 716 1,493 145 106 106 1,599 Kaikoura .. G,C 1,960 4,773 856 1 ,681 1 ,681 6,454 Lyttelton B,J,G,H,E 11,430 26,764 153 230 230 26,994 Akaroa H,G,B .. 1,433 3,936 705 1 ,285 1 ,285 5,221 Lake Ellesmere E \.. 764 2,964 2,964 Timaru J,F,H,Ejc 11,386 33,106 "l "l "l 33,107 Oamaru C A 1,860 4,576 4,576 Moeraki C,D 2,017 5,551 1,222 999 999 6,550 Karitane N,D 1,186 1,610 2,757 2 ,471 2 ,471 4,081 Port Chalmers I,N,E,E,G 25,533 36,225 2 3 3 36,228 Taieri Mouth E 714 2,045 2,045 Nuggets district E 4,250 10,969 10,969 Waikawa E 2,610 6,757 "l ' 1 ' 1 6,758 Invercargill D 51 126 126 Bluff D 3,303 7,834 76,038 57,028 57 ,028 64,862 Stewart Island D 10,346 24,968 24,968 Riverton district D 529 1,099 1,099 Hokitika W 33 64 64 Greymouth E 651 1,646 1,646 West port E,H 738 2,103 ' "e i3 i3 2,116 Golden Bay A 761 1,536 1,536 Motueka A,H .. 1,097 1,979 "i ' '2 "2 1,981 Nelson H,A,E,E 6,372 13,603 19 35 35 13,638 French Pass D,C,A .. 3,278 9,188 9,188 Chatham Islands .. D 2,078 1,868 1,868 Totals 331,773 558,404 81,514 66,611 13,156 4,607 15,924 27 ,449 98,667 657,071 Key to the Symbols used A = Snapper; B = Tarakihi: C = Groper : D = Blue cod; E ■■ = Flounder; F Sole G = Ling; H = Gurnard; I = = Red cod : J = Elephant-fish : K = = Mullet: L = Moki: M = Hake : N = = Barracouta; O = Warehou ; P = = John-dory : Q = Trevally ; R = Pioke ; S = = Butterfish; T = Trumpeter : U = = Whiting; V = Kingfish ; W = = Herring; X = Sardine ; Y = Kahawai; Z = Conger-eel.