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Table showing the Number of Fishing-vessels and the Number of Fishermen and other Persons engaged in the Fishing Industry at each Port for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Vessels engaged in Fishing for Wet Fish. Vessels engaged in Shell-fishery. Number of Persons employed. TVTr.fr> 7. Steamers Motor-vessels! Motor-vessels, Oyster- Mussel- r-T.oT7fioV.infr . , i Danish- Danish- ! Set-net and Sailing-boats. dredging dredging v?««5E Fishermen. Others. Total. Name oi Port, | Trawling. , Trawlers. seining 8eining | Ljne MsWng , boats. Vej | el » Vessels. I I I L I ; l_ 1 III II III I™ I I I I 1 I I i I Whole Part 'whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole! Part .Whole Part Whole Part Whole! Part Whole Part I Whole 1 Part Whole Part ! Whole Part Whole j Part Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time, j Time. Time. Time. Time. Time.: Time. Time. Time, j Time. : Time. Time. Time. ; Time. Time. Time. ' Time. I I I I | I I I I I 1 I 1 I j 1 I I I Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 11.. .. .. .. I .. ... 1 1 .. .. 1 1 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. 9 ; .. .. .. ' .. .. 16 .. .. .. 16 Russell. .. .. ■ 1 15 25 1 1 2 2 .. 3 30 50 .. 7 30 57 Kaipara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 20 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .... .. 31 34 .. 12 31 46 Whangarei .. .. 6 18 2 1 .. .. 12 36 6 .. 18 36 Auckland* .. .. .. 2 3 1 22 . . 100 9 1 5 30 40 1 .. 30 300 100 130 430 100 Thames .. .. ! .. .. ! .. 4 1 31 2 .. j .. .. 2 .. .. 95 4 24 .. 119 4 Tauranea .. .. .. .. 5 .. 25 .. 1 .. 30 .. 12 .. 42 i Gisborne .. .. .. 1 | .. 4 6 10 10 9 8 4 18 13 Napier .. .. .. 9 1 24 60 5 .. 15 35 126 22 8 57 134 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . . 21 . . 1 .. 19 .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. 70 .. .. .. 70 Wanganui .. .. 5 I 19 j 12 .. 3 .. 15 .. Foxton .. .. I 3 25 .. .. .. 56 .. .. .. 56 Wellington .. .. .. 2 .. | 54 j .. 1 .. 10 19 4 70 168 30 21 .. 189 30 Picton .. .. 29 i 19 .. .. 4 4 51 28 .. .. 51 28 Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 . ■ .. .. .. 11 ■ ■ • • • • • ■ .. .. .. .. . • .. 14 9 .. .. 14 9 Nelson .. .. . . .. 1 .. 6 .. 8 7 2 12 .. 32 18 .. .. 32 18 Westport .. .. | . j 8 2 1 2 6 1 2 -3 8 Greymouth .. .. ! ■ .. ! 1 6 .. 11 .. .. .. 23 . • .. .. 23 Hokitika .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 2 Kaikoura .. .. 14 3 .. 24 1 .. 1 24 Kaiapoi .. .. .. 30 3 27 .. .. 3 .27 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 2 3 4 . . .. 1 .. 9 7 4 16 38 .. .. 16 38 Lyttelton .. .. .. 2 ..17 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 8 35 14 12 .. 47 14 Timaru .. .. ! .. 24 27 31 .. 8 .. 39 Oamaru (including Moeraki) 37 1 .. . - 1 .. 8 56 1 5 1 61 2 Dunedin and Otago District .. 3 .. 16 12 .. j 40 16 .. .. 6 20 .. .. 8 100 120 12 .. 112 120 Tnvercargill .. .. 40 8 .. 140 .. .. .. 140 Bluff .. .. 48 3 5 2 .. .. .. .. 145 .. 20 .. 165 Stewart Island .. .. 32 78 .. 12 . . 90 Chatham Islands .. 12 2 .. .. 24 9 7 1 31 10 Totals.. .. .. 19 5 26 61 1 2 38 2 492 j 298 3 18 62 254 5 2 | .. 9 16 157 1,373 929 292 47 1,665 976 * Including Manukau, Mercury Bay, and Coromandel.