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Fisheries Table I.—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, 1930.

Vessels engaged in Fishing for Wet Fish. Vessels engaged in Shell-fishery. Number of Persons employed. _ ; ; ; - : — j ~'t p : ~ | Mntnr Steamers Motor-vessels: Motor-vessels, -Rmvino- Oyster- Mussel- r « rflvfi{ . hiT , CT Name of Port i Trawling Trawlers Danish- Danish- Set-net and Sailing-boats. boats dredging dredging Vessels ° Fishermen. Others. Total. JName or -Ton. irawung. xrawiers. se ining. seining. Line Fishing. Doats - Vessels. Vessels. vessels. : | I I I ! I ! I ■ Whole Part Whole Part , Whole Part. Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part AYhole Part J Whole j Part Whole Part i Whole Part Whole Part | Time. Time.; Time. Time. j Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time.; Time. Time. | Time. Time. Time, j Time. Time. Time. | Time, j Time. Time. Time. I Time. Time. Time. Time. _____ __ j j : | I j " r " Russell .. .. : 2 30 ! 14 ; 3 .. 6 ... . . 1 100 28 1 15 100 43 Kaipara . . . . ■ • ■ 27 4 j 1 .. 43 5 3 .. 46 5 Whangarei . . .. .. 8 1 7 j .. 14 9 .. .. 14 9 Auckland* .. .. .. 4 j .. .. 19 7 60 40 ! 3 2 45 30 | .. 1 1 .. 40 300 100 130 .. 430 100 Thames .. .. ! . , .. 8 ... j 20 4 .. .. 1 2 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 73 10 37 4 110 14 Tauranga .. .. .. 4 .. I 5 2 3 j .. .. j 1 j 20 7 5 .. 4 25 7 Gisborne . . .. .. 1 10 .. ! 4 . . 10 3 52 3 5 .. ' 1 57 3 Napier .. .. .. 8 2 9 6 .. .. 59 : 50 14 136 36 24 8 ; 160 44 New Plymouth . . . . 10 7 .. 1 .. , 13 21 34 6 .. 27 34 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 1 18 • - 2 23 .. .. 2 23 Wellington . . .. .. 2 j .. 55 7 24 6 50 244 24 40 .. 284 24 Picton . . .. 31 4 68 68 Blenheim .. .. 4 8 .. : t 8 17 .. j .. 8 17 Nelson . . .. .. i i 3 .... 2 2 12 6 .. .. 2 9 . . 3 1 30 14 5 \ .. 35 14 Greymouth . . .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 4 .. 2 .. 8 .. .. 25 .. .. .. 25 Hokitika . . .. .. .. 1 j 1 101+ .. .. .. 101| Kaikoura .. .. 1 .. 12 i 9 .. 9 38 .. 1 .. 39 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 .. 2 .. 2 10 3 5 .. .. 2 25 31 1 2 26 33 Lyttelton .. .. .. 2 .. 10 2 21 10 .. 20 20 50 .. .. : 6 80 100 90 .. 170 100 Timaru .. . . 22 .. 5 .. 17 1 .. : .. 30 1 3 i .. 33 1 Oamaru (including Moeraki) 35 2 .. .... 8 55 2 5 1 60 3 Dunedin and Otago District .. 3 .. 34 55 .. .. 1 9 19 8 189 32 14 5 203 37 ■■ •• i 1 i 53 .. 1 5 3 167 .. 30 .. 197 Stewart Island .. .. .. | _ _ .. .. .. 37 .. .. .. .. .. 92 16 I 108 Chatham Islands .. .. I _ _ .. 12 "" .. .. .. .. .. 34 ! 14 48 Seven minor ports (combined) i I 1 5 19 .. 8 !! 74 ! !! .! 5 ' 7 133 .. i4 7 147 Totals •• •• •• ! 22 7 50 40 i 3 33 21 481 . 494 8 j 40 j 153 316 5 6 2 2 6 146 jl,736 ! 827 ! 413 : 65 2,149 892 * Including Manukau, Mercury Bay, and Coromandel. f Whitebait fishermen.