H—ls

Table III.—Showing the Quantities of Different Kinds of Fish caught by the Different Methods of Fishing for the Year ended 31st December, 1947— continued

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Lines. Grand Total. Motor. Row-boat. Total. Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. I £ Barracouta 12,987 6 ,141 10 11 12 ,997 6,152 16,670 8,117 Blue cod 29,322 73 ,847 40 130 29 ,362 73,977 29,513 74,459 Bonita (Brama) 7 18 7 18 7 18 Brill .. .. 10 30 Butterfish (grecnbone) 1,896 5,351 Conger-eel *170 126 170 "i26 199 148 Elephant-fish 30 62 30 62 3,718 7,185 Flounders .. 19,723 63,045 Frost-fish 2 4 " 2 " 4 69 53 Garfish 22 59 1 i 23 60 43 113 Gurnard 303 339 1 6 304 345 21,291 21,294 Hake 855 2 ,998 855 2,998 2,554 7,484 Hapuku (groper) 29,268 92 ,286 "20 "52 29 ,288 92,338 32,154 101,815 Herring 1,326 1,049 John-dory "l9 '*21 ' "l9 ' '21 965 1,387 Kahawai 167 178 157 178 1,160 951 Kingflsh 239 351 3 5 242 356 295 413 Ling 10,653 24 ,862 2 6 10 ,655 24,868 15,683 34,900 Mackerel 350 302 Maomao "ll ' 16 ' 11 ' 16 11 16 Moki 1 2 "38 "87 39 89 1,763 3,104 Mullet 2,967 4,386 Parori 1 1 1 1 621 393 Perch' .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 42 28 42 28 49 33 Pioki 759 1 ,026 759 1,026 3,522 4,422 Red cod 425 582 " 2 5 427 587 8,212 7,833 Sardine 97 90 Shark .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. 707 '720 707 '720 1,129 1,311 Skate 25 23 25 23 50 41 Snapper 12 023 22 ,029 639 994 12 ,662 23,023 129,482 180,553 Sole 25,354 76,276 Swordfish (marlin) 1,131 1 ',100 1 il31 'ljioo 1,131 1,100 Tarakihi 408 755 7 ' "lu 415 770 91,692 157,723 Trevally 130 125 1 1 131 126 6,969 6,115 Trumpeter 28 85 28 85 248 694 Warehou .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 1 1 1 1 613 1,238 Whiptail Whiting 2 3 2 3 267 377 234 264 Mixed flat fish 4,790 17,356 Mixed round fish and all flsh not specified 1,' 929 2, [262 "31 ' '34 1. i960 2,296 11,330 11,200 Totals 101,657 230, ,050 795 1,347 102, ,452 231,397 438,300 802,496