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APPENDIX E.—continued. Statement showing Prices paid to Fishermen, etc. —continued.

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( "h."= headed; "g."= gutted.) pE ! i i , Port. Kind of Fish. Prices paid to Fishermen. Wholesale Price per Pound. Retail Price per Pound. Nelson .. .. .. Proportion of catch sold to Wellington market and to exporters. Local wholesaler pays— Snapper .. 18s. doz., g., approx. 2d. Local wholesale prices are 7Jd. to 9d. pound filleted, pound Nelson usually 10 per cent, advance on price paid to fishermen Hapuka (groper) .. 3d., h. and g.. Nelson Blue cod .. 3d., g., Nelson .. . . .. lOd. to Is. smoked. Flounder .. 5d., g., Nelson .. .. .. 9d. each. Gurnard .. g., Nelson .... Warehou .. 4d., g., Nelson .... Napier .. .. .. Prices not constant. In June, Prices not constant. In June, Retail prices vary with fiuctua1937, they were— 1937, they were — tion in wholesale. In June, Tarakihi .. 2|d., g., Napier .. .. 3|-d., g. and cleaned and 1937, they were: Tarakihi, blooded, Napier snapper, moki, hake, dory, Snapper .. 2fd., g., Napier .. . . 3Jd., g. and cleaned and hapuka, lOd. cutlets and blooded, Napier fillets ; gurnard, 8d. fillets ; Moki .. .. 2fd., g., Napier .. . . 3Jd., g. and cleaned and soles, 10d., g.; flounders blooded, Napier Is., g. Hake .. .. 2§d., g., Napier .. .. 3|d., g. and cleaned and blooded, Napier Dory .. .. 2fd., g., Napier .. . . 3Jd., g. and cleaned and blooded, Napier Hapuka (groper) .. 3fd., h. and g., Napier .. 4Jd., h. and g., cleaned and blooded, Napier Gurnard .. lfd., green, Napier .. 2Jd., green, Napier Soles .. .. 4fd., g., Napier .. .. 6d., cleaned, Napier Flounders .. 4}d., g., Napier .. .. 6fd., cleaned, Napier Oysters . . .. .. Approximately 29s. 6d. per 9d. dozen in shell; lOd. to Is. sack opened and sold in bottles. Auckland .. .. Snapper .. 2d., green, Auckland .. 3d., green, Auckland 2Jd., g., Auckland .. .. 3-|d., g. .. .. 6d. whole ; 8d. steaks. 7d., smoked .. .. lOd. smoked; lOd. fillets; lid. skinned fillets, wings on ; Is. skinned fillets, wings off. Tarakihi .. 2d., green, Auckland .. 3d., green 2Jd., g., Auckland .. .. 3Jd., g. .. .. 6d. whole ; 8d. steaks. 7d. smoked .. .. lOd. smoked. lid. kippered fillets .. Is. 3d. kippered fillets; lOd. fillets; lid. skinned fillets, wings on : Is. skinned fillets, wings off. Hapuka (groper) .. 3fd., green, Auckland 4d., g., Auckland .. .. 5Jd., g. .. .. Is. 2d. steaks. 7|d., h. and g., scaled .. Is. 3d. smoked. Flounder .. 5Jd., g., Auckland .. .. 8d., g. .. Is. g. John-dory .. 2d., green, Auckland .. 3fd., green .. Is. 2d. fillets. Kingfish .. 2d., green .. . . 3d., green .. .. 8d. steaks. 2Jd., g. .. .. 3Jd., g. .. .. .. 9d. smoked. Mullet (Auckland) 2|d., green .. .. 4d., green 5d., g. .. .. .. 7d., g. 8d., smoked .. .. lOd. smoked. Mullet (Kaipara) 2s. doz., green .. .. 3d., green 4d., g. .. .. .. 5d., g. 7d., smoked .. .. 9d. smoked. Gurnard .. 6d. doz., green .. Is. 6d. doz., green .. 2d. each, g.; l.WI. per fillet 3s. doz., smoked .. .. 5d. each, smoked. Trevally .. Is. doz., green .. 4s. doz., green .. .. 7d. each, cleaned. 6s. doz., smoked .. .. 8d. each, smoked. 3s. doz., smoked fillets .. 4d. and 5d. per smoked fillet. Crayfish .. 3d., green .. .. od., green, small .. 4-|-d., green, large .. 5Jd., cooked, small .. 9d., cooked, small. 5d., cooked, large .. .. 9d., cooked, large. New Plymouth .. Snapper .. 3d. to 3|d., g. .. .. Retailers buy from Auckland, 6d. to 7d. snapper, whole ; Hapuka (groper) .. 3|d., g. I Thames, and Wellington— 9d. snapper, heads off; Is. I freights, |d. to Id. snapper, smoked; Is. 3d. to Is. 4d. snapper fillets; 6d. tarakihi, whole ; Is. 3d. to Is. 4d. tarakihi, fillets ; Is. to Is. 2d. flounder, g.; Is. sole, g.; 9d. to Is. groper fillets; 9d. to Is. crayfish, cooked. Wanganui .. .. Snapper .. 2s., g., each, off wharf .. Retailers buy from Auckland, 8d. whole snapper and taraBlue cod .. 9d., g., each, off wharf Thames, Wellington kihi; lOd. steaks, snapper and tarakihi; Is. fillets, snapper and tarakihi; Is. steaks, hapuka; Is. 2d. whole flounder; Is. 3d. smoked blue cod, hake, and tarakihi; lOd. crayfish, cooked. Oysters . . .. .. 24s. 6d. per sack Wellington Is. dozen opened and in bottles and costs; 32s. per sack i i in shop