H.—ls.

Table III.— Showing the Number of Sacks and Value of the Oysters obtained in the Dominion during the Year ended 31st December, 1935.

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, 1936.

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, 1936. Fish and Shell-fish imported.

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Vstluc Locality. Quantity. (Wholesale). Dhedge Oysters. Sacks. £ Foveaux Strait .. .. •• •• •• •• 1 49,712 1 31,070 Rook Oysteks. Bay of Islands .. .. • • ■ • • • • • 800 Whangarei Harbour .. .. .. ■ • • ■ ■ • 219 Kaipara Harbour .. . • • • ■ ■ ■ ■ • • 400 1 3,762 Hauraki Gulf* .. • ■ ■ • • ■ • • • • pl4 Coromandel .. . . • ■ • • • • • • • • . Great Barrier Island .. .. .. • • • • ■ ■ 404 j Total .. .. • • • • • • 3,037 Grand total.. .. .. •• 52,749 34,832 * Takatu to Gull Point, 72 ; Kawau, 48 ; Bakino, 60 ; Motatapu, 120 ; Waiheke, 578 ; Ponui, 36.

Number of cw.™ Yield of Quantity of Bonedust Wlialmg-station. Whales taken. species. 0il and Fertilizer. | Tons. Marlborough Sounds (Picton) j 57 Humpback .. 258 Nil.

Description ot Fish. Quantity. Value. £ (N.Z.). Oysters .. .. •• •• •• "one Anchovies, salted, in containers of 28 lb. or over .. .. o-l cwt. -uo Other fish — „ Frozen, smoked, pickled, dried, or salted .. .. • ■ f ® wt ' *,625 Potted and preserved in tins .. .. •• 3,997,1121b. 156,559 160,390