H.—ls

Table III. —Showing the Number of Sacks and Value of the Oysters obtained in the Dominion during the Year ended 31st December, 1936.

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, 1937.

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, 1937. Fish and Shell-fish imported.

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L0Cality ' ! | (Wholesale). Dredge Oystebs. Sacks. £ Foveaux Strait .. .. .. .. .. .. | 63,412 W 39,632 Rook Oysteks. Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 197 Whangarei Harbour Kaipara Harbour .. .. .. .. .. .. 350 Hauraki Gulf* .. .. .. .. .. .. I 583 r 4,840 Coromandel .. .. . . .. .. .. . , '403 Great Barrier Island .. . . .. .. .. .. 500 J Total .. .. .. .. .. 4,033 Grand total .. .. .. .. .. 67,445 44,472 » Takatu to Gull Point, 138 ; Kawau, 120 ; Bakino, 89; Eangitoto, 368; Motutapu, 122 ; Waiheke, 353 ; Ponui, 365 ; Crusoe's Island, 21.

Whaling-station. ITamtoer of Species 1 ."? of Quantity of Boneduat Whales taken. J Oil. and Fertilizer. Tons. Marlborough Sounds (Picton) .. .. .. j 69 Humpback .. 280 Nil.

Description cf Fish. Quantity. | Value. £ (N.Z.). Anchovies, salted, in containers of 28 lb. or over . . .. 67 cwt. 291 Other fish— Frozen, smoked, piekled, dried, or salted .. .. .. 1,339 cwt. 4,050 Potted and preserved in tins .. .. .. .. 4,626,4821b. 174,105 178,446