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Return of Foreign-going Sailing-ships to which Survey Certificates were granted during the Year ended 31st March, 1910.

Return showing Number of Fishing-boats registered and licensed at each Port during the Year ended 31st December, 1909.

Statement showing Prosecutions instituted by the Marine Department in Connection with Fish and Oysters.

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Name of Vessel. Tons Register. Class of Minimum Number of Seamen required by Law to be carried. Remarks. Jertii icate. Able Ordinary „ Seamen. Seamen. ""*=■ Banksfield Dartford Ganymede lima.. James Craig .. Jessie Craig .. Joseph Craig .. Jessie Niocol .. Kereru Rona St. Kilda Weathersfield.. Zingara 835 1,274 569 318 646 634 694 93 96 618 189 1,047 99 Foreign-going I :: ::i .. i 9 10 7 6 8 8 8 2 2 8 4 10 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 Formerly s.s. 2 1

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 226 9 85 106 2 4 35 30 25 207 14 78 68 218 9 85 106 2 4 14 30 25 207 14 78 63 Brought forward .. New Plymouth Oamaru Picton Poverty Bay Russell Tauranga Thames .. *" . . Timaru .. Wanganui Wellington Westport 889 38 48 38 24 48 80 45 26 3 81 27 855 23 32 38 17 48 21 45 26 3 81 27 889 855 Totals 1,347 1,216 Carried forward ..

Name of Persons. I Offence. I Fine imposed. 'eterson, H. lewlett, H. E. .. Oder, G. .. McAllister, W. foung, W. Baylor, E. lould, H. Joyce, E. M. Jaird, R. iimon, A. lalcrow, M. lillies, N. 'hillips, W. McAllister, L. McAllister, L. and G. ohnston, R. Jicolson, A. lamilton, A., and 13 others McDonald, J. Illegally taking ojsters .. Selling fish taken with unlicensed boat Possessing undersized flounders .. Taking undersized flounders Using illegal whitebait-net Illegally taking oysters Possessing undersized flounders .. Illegal whitebait-fishing Taking undersized flounders £1 and costs. 10s. and costs. Case dismissed. n £1 and costs. Net forfeited. £2 and costs. Breaoh of whitebait regulations .. £1 and costs. Case dismissed. Not having name and number on boat Using set net for whitebait Possessing undersized flounders .. Using unlicensed fishing-boat Emptying nets on dry land Taking mullet in close season £1 and costs. 10s. and costs. 5s. and costs each. £2 and oosts, and boat and net forfeited. 10s. and costs. ditchell, J. Lngelo, J. ilordon, G. Possessing mullet in close season .. Emptying net on dry land 5s. and costs.