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Table III.—Showing the Number of Sacks and Value of the Oysters obtained in the Dominion during the Year ended 31st December, 1932.

Table IV.—Showing the Number and Species of Whales taken off the New Zealand Coast, with Quantity of Products for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

Table V. —Showing the Total Quantity and Value of Fish and Shell-fish imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Fish and Shell-fish imported.

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Looallty ' Quantity. (WhohSSSe). Dbedge Oysters. Sacks. £ Foveaux Strait .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,484 19,679 Rock Oysters. Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .._ .. 1,515 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 Kaipara Harbour .. .. .. .. .. .. 585 I Hauraki Gulf* .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,560 / 5,047 Coromandcl .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 257 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 390 Total .. .. .. .. .. 4,414 I Grand total .. .. .. .. .. 41,898 24,726 * Takatu to Gull Point, 87; llakino, 153 ; Motutapu, 1)8 ; Waiheke, 1,031; Ponui, ley ; Noisies, 22.

I Whaliniwitatioii i Number of Knwira. Yield of Quantity of Bonedust vynaimg station. Whales taken. species. 0I1 . and Fertilizer. i j Tons. Whangamumu (Russell) .. .. .. j Nil Nil ' Nil Nil Marlborough Sounds (Picton) .. .. .. 18 Humpback 92 Nil Totals .. .. .. I 18 .. 92 Nil

Description of Fish. Quantity. Value. £ Oysters .. .. . . .. .. .. .. Nil j Anchovies, salted, in containers of 28 lb. or over .. .. 24 ewt. 50 Other fish— Frozen, smoked, pickled, dried, or salted .. .. .. 496 ewt. 1,680 Potted and preserved in tins .. .. .. .. 2,101,852lb. 74,995 Total value of imports .. .. .. .. 76,725 .