H—ls

The figures for the main types of fish landed at Lyttelton for the last five years are given below :

Timaru. —As with Lyttelton, the Timaru figures show a considerable increase over the previous year's totals, although the Danish-seiner previously operating from this port has ceased to do so. The annual catches of the main types of fish and the methods by which they were obtained are given below :

Port Chalmers. —This year the amount of fish landed has decreased from 25,533 cwt. in 1945 to 23,250 cwt. This drop is mainly accounted for by the trawling dropping from 16,260 cwt. to 14,326 cwt. and the line boats from 9,091 cwt. to 8,825 cwt. The figures for the main types of fish caught over the last five years are given below :

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— 1942-43. 1943-44. 1 1944. 1945. 1946. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Total quantity landed 16,504 14,050 16,221 11,430 15,400 Tarakihi 7,010 4,614 6,202 4,840 7,094 Ling 936 864 1,556 1,447 2,133 Elephant-fish 1,954 2,862 2,611 1,632 1,805 Gurnard 1,943 2,383 2,537 1,203 1,269 Red cod 1,128 451 191 46 200

— 1942-43. I 1943-44. j 1 1944. 1945. 1946. Total quantity landed Red cod Ling Gurnard Hapuku Elephant-fish Flounder Sole Cwt. 14,548 2,287 2,700 2,710 1,610 837 1,353 2,268 Cwt. 15,898 1,672 2,887 2,634 1,897 1,149 2,209 2,511 Cwt. 13,022 919 1,568 2,265 1,635 1,795 1,600 2,278 Cwt. 11,386 432 1,047 1,879 1,275 2,155 1,819 1,903 Cwt. 21,223 3,823 3,136 2,946 . 2,796 2,445 2,367 2,571 1942-43. 1943-44. 1944. 1945. 1946. Total quantity landed Motor-trawling Danish-seining Line-fishing (motor-vessels) Cwt. 14,548 7,398 2,797 4,353 Cwt. 15,898 8,517 2,508 4,873 Cwt. 13,022 8,142 1,804 3.076 Cwt. 11,386 7,880 1,292 2,214 Cwt. 21,223 15,794 5^429

— 1942-43. 1 1943-44. 1944. 1945. 1946. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Total quantity landed 33,603 21,523 23,264 25,533 23,250 Tarakihi 2,886 3,361 3,166 173 81 Sole .. 5,410 4,114 4,993 6,282 8,366 Red cod 10,377 4,501 4,033 7,605 3,846 Barracouta 9,878 5,157 6,300 7,502 8,171 Flounder 840 885 1,163 1,366 745