H.—ls.

Fish and Shell-fish exported.

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Description of Fish. Exporting Ports. Quantity. Value. Produce of New Zealand. £ Oysters, fresh .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 433 doz. 7 Wellington.. .. 3,608 doz. 100 Lyttelton .. .. 1,500 doz. 42 Invercargill .. 22,560 doz. 200 Total .. ' 28,101 doz. 349 I Blue cod, frozen . . .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 cwt. 8 Wellington.. .. 688 cwt. 1,436 Lyttelton .. .. 127 cwt. 263 Dunedin .. .. 1 cwt. 2 Invercargill .. 9,429 cwt. 19,454 Total .. 10,246 cwt. 21,163 Snapper, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 1,735 cwt. 2,344 Wellington .. .. 61 cwt. 63 Total .. 1,796 cwt. 2,407 Flounder, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 2,125 cwt. 4,776 Wellington .. 85 cwt. 243 Lyttelton .. .. 404 cwt. 723 Dunedin .. .. 37 cwt. 63 Timaru .. .. 17 cwt. 33 Invercargill .. 183 cwt. 433 Total .. 2,851 cwt. 6,271 Other kinds, frozen .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 2,023 cwt. 3,435 Wellington.. .. 757 cwt. 1,392 Lyttelton .. .. 1,308 cwt. 1,823 Dunedin .. .. 647 cwt. 2,505 Invercargill .. 226 cwt. 317 Total .. 4,961 cwt. 9,472 Total exports of frozen fish from „ .. 19,854 cwt. 39,662 Dominion Smoked, dried, pickled, or salted .. „ .. 521 cwt. 1,216 Preservod in tins — Blue cod .. .. .. .. „ .. 5,4341b. 124 Crayfish .. .. .. .. „ .. 40,793 1b. 2,613 Oysters .. .. .. .. „ .. 51,620 1b. 2,428 *Toheroas .. .. .. .. „ .. 13,3401b. 1,209 * Whitebait .. .. .. .. „ .. 41,723 1b. 3,954 Other kinds .. .. .. .. ,, .. 1,896 1b. 115 Value of total exports of New „ .. .. [ 51,321 Zealand fish and shellfish Re-exports. | Potted and preserved in tins .. ... .. 14,5011b. j 501

Toheroas. Whitebait. * Bxportiog Ports. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. I I • i I ~ lb. i £ ! lb. £ Auckland .. .. 12,600 I 1,136 15,635 1,418 Wellington .. 31 j 4 598 54 Westport.. .. .. .. .. i 2,880 180 r.vttelton .. .. ! .. 558 21 Punedin .. .. 709 09 22,052 2,281 Totals .. I 13,340 | 1,209 41,723 3,954