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Table III.—Showing the Quantities of Different Kinds of Fish caught by the Different Methods of Fishing for the Year ended 31st December, 1946— continued

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Lines. rilrxi. n 1 (jrrana lot&i. Steam. Motor. Row-boat. Total. Barracouta Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ 9,674 5,610 3 4 9,677 5,614 11,440 6,999 Blue cod 20,968 51,175 14 37 20,982 51,212 21,036 51,366 " Bonita " (Brama i) 17 43 17 43 17 43 Brill 20 56 Butterfish (greenbone) 1,920 5,040 Conger-eel .. U7 ' ii4 'i47 il4 173 135 Elephant-fish 36 76 36 76 4,639 8,266 Flounder 14,442 47,010 Frost-flsh .. .. .. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Garfish 49 168 Gurnard '435 '439 435 '439 24,168 25,003 Hake 776 2,376 "l 2 777 2,378 1,737 4,909 Hapuku (groper) 25,873 77,503 46 168 25,919 77,671 27,522 82,156 Herring 1,307 994 John-dory 6 9 6 9 730 1,020 Kahawai 553 558 ' 11 9 564 567 2,092 1,743 Kingflsh 239 292 3 3 242 295 330 387 Ling 8,175 18,529 8,175 18,529 11,584 25,317 Mackerel 195 201 Maomao 10 13 Moki ' "l5 ' '26 "l5 "26 1,975 3,536 Mullet 2,786 4,026 Parore ' '71 ' 57 ' 71 ' '57 1,574 1,212 Perch 37 31 37 31 50 42 Pioke 601 808 601 808 2,247 2,851 Red cod 437 454 ' 17 ' 25 454 479 9,796 8,754 988 Sardine 1,197 Shark .. .. .. .. 1 j 143 1 jio4 ' 22 ' '20 lji65 M24 2,041 2,181 Skate 30 27 30 27 70 56 Snapper 11,391 20,625 '325 562 11,716 21,187 116,832 158,973 Sole .. .. ,. .. ., 22,434 65,558 Swordfish (marlin) .. .. .. 449 '483 '449 '483 449 483 Tarakihi .. ., 434 813 ' 11 ' 21 445 834 77,927 127,589 Trevally .. .. .. 119 118 1 1 120 119 6,819 6,075 Trumpeter .. .. .. .. 37 110 37 110 310 872 Warehou 443 931 Whiptail 1 2 1 2 289 352 Whiting 316 223 Mixed flat fish 1,873 6,097 Mixed round fish and all fish not specified 1 j783 2i 035 ioi *i77 1^884 2 j 212 7,478 8,467 Totals 83,451 183,421 555 1,029 84,006 184,450 380,321 660,096