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Return of Intercolonial Sailing-ships to which Survey Certificates were granted during the Year ended 31st March, 1908.

Return showing Number of Fishing-boats registered and licensed at each Port during the Year ended 31st December, 1907.

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Name of Vessel. Tons Register. ClllKS llf Certificate. Minimum Number of Seamen required by Law to be carried. Able Ordinary B Seamen. Seamen, ""yRemarks. Alexander Craig Defiance Empreza Ganymede Hazel Craig .. James Craig .. Jessie Niccol .. Joseph Craig .. Louisa Craig .. Pelotas Pendle Hill .. Rona Ysabel 520 199 236 569 467 646 93 694 682 251 222 618 149 Intercolonial 7 I 6 1 1 8 2 H 8 5 6 a 4 i 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 a i i a i Formerly " Quathlamba." . . .

Port. Number Number registered. licensed. Port.. Number Number registered. licensed. Auckland Blenheim Bluff .. Dunedin and Port Chalmers Greymouth Hokitika Hokianga Invercargill Kaipara Lyttelton Mangonui Napier Nelson 265 7 86 87 5 11 25 25 107--12 42 54 265 7 86 87 5 11 25 25 102 12 42 54 Brought forward .. New Plymouth Oamaru Patea Picton Poverty Bay Russell Tauranga Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 726 17 49 49 12 53 37 53 16 9 152 16 721 17 44 49 12 53 37 53 16 7 150 16 Carried forward .. 726 721 Totals 1,189 1,175