H.—ls.

Table III.— Showing the Number of Sacks and Value of the Oysters obtained in the Dominion during the Year ended 31st December, 1934.

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, 1935.

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, 1935. Fish and Shell-fish imported.

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Locality. Quantity. (Wholesale). Dredge Oystebs. Sacks. I £ Foveaux Strait .. .. •• •• •• I 52,254 I 27,486 Rook Oysteks. Bay of Islands .. .. • • • • • • • • Whangarei Harbour .. .. .. ■ • • • • • 195 Kaipara Harbour .. .. •• •• . 6,060 Hauraki Gulf* .. ■ • • • • • • • • • > Coromandel .. .. ■ ■ • • • • • • • • 35® Great Barrier Island .. .. . ■ .. • - • • 414 , Total .. .. •• 5,267 Grand total .. .. ■. ■ • • • 57,524 33,546 • Takatu to Gull Point, 250; South Shore Tamaki Straits, 75; Kawau, 158; Kakino, 142; Motutapu, 110; Brown's Island, 62; Motuihi, 43 ; Wailieke, 539 ; Ponui, 311; Pakihi, 28 ; Crusoe Island, 11.

Number of „ „ . Yield of Quantity of Bonedust Wlialing-station. Whales taken. species. Oil. and Fertilizer. Tons. Marlborough Sounds (Picton) .. .. .. 52 Humpback 260 Nil

Description of Fish. j Quantity. Value. £ Oysters .. .. •• •• •• •• •' Anchovies, salted, in containers of 28 lb. or over . • ■ • 54 cwt. ido Other fish — Frozen, smoked, pickled, dried, or salted .. .. •• 994 cwt. Z ,oo^ Potted and preserved in tins .. •• •• •• 3,208,256 lb. 96,990 99,688