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Table I. Showing the Number of Fishing-vessels and the Number of Fishermen and other Persons engaged in the Industry at each Port, for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

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Vessels engaged in Fishing for Wet Fish. Vessels engaged in Shell-fishery. Number of Persons employed. Vessels licensed ~— ■ ■ ■ 1st January, 1937- o t . ai _ ! Mntm . Motor-vessels Motor-vessels, n, OW i nB . Oyster- Mussel- Cravfishina Name of Port. 31st March, 1938. j Trawlers. L^ n |Lh?n g . boats 8 teg Fishermen. Total Number Num^ er Who Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part j Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Whole Part Number. Fishing. Time.! Time.* j Time. Time.* Time. Time.* Time. Time.* Time. Time.* Time. Time.* j Time. Time.* Time. Time.* Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Time. Awanui and district .. .. 14 14 .. .. .. .. i • • • • • • 9 .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Mangonui .. .. •• 5 4 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .... 6 .. 8 Hokianga 21 18 3 1 2 .. 15 2 24 .. .. 2 24 Whangaroa .. .. • • 10 10 .. .. .. •. • • • • • • • • 5 .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 15 Russell 27 19 8 .. .. 1 13 .. 5 6 2 27 .. .. 2 27 Kaipara 30 27 3 .. .. .... .... 17 10 19 11 6 10 25 21 Whangarei .. .. .. 14 13 1 .. .. • • • • • • • • 2 8 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 20 .. .. 4 20 Auckland (including Manukau and 204 177 27 .. 3 .. 42 3 14 50 2 49 . . .. 1 1 13 16 181 182 60 50 241 232 Coromandel) Thames .. .. .. 51 45 6 2 1 25 6 3 6 .... 1 1 .. 77 22 23 3 100 25 Mercury Bay .. .. .. 14 12 2 .... .... 2 4 3 2 5 10 13 2 12 13 Tauranga and district .. .. 63 42 21 .. .. .. .. 1 2f 8 22 1 6 .. .. .. .. .. 11 19 44 4 8 23 52 Opotiki .. .. .. 6 6 .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 2 .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 5 Whakatane .. .. .. 6 4 2 .... .... 1 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 7 Raglan .. .. .. 6 6 .. .. .. >. .. • • • • 3 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 .. .. 5 5 Kawhia .. .. .. 8 7 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 8 .. .. 6 8 Gisborne 32 22 10 1 3 1 .. 2 7 .. 2 13 12 29 6 5 18 34 Napier .. .. .. 46 38 8 2 4 3 1 4 13 1 8 9 35 48 10 4 45 52 New Plymouth .. .. .. 21 13 8 .. .. .. .. •. • • 3 8 2 . . .. .. .. .. 3 6 22 6 22 12 44 Wanganui .. .. .. 21 15 6 .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 8 .. 7 .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 32 .. .. .. 32 Wellington and district .. .. 142 100 42 2 .. .. •. • • • • 27 27 2 31 .. .. . . .. .. 19 108 106 50 2 158 108 Picton and Havelock .. .. 35 27 8 .. .. .. .. • • • • 8 18 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 17 35 .. .. 17 35 Blenheim (Wairau) .. .. 10 9 1 .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. . . 7 6 13 1 6 14 Nelson and district .. .. 43 29 14 .... .... 3 9 15 2 .... .... . . 4 19 23 4 5 23 French Pass .. .. .. 42 34 8 .. 10 22 .. 2 19 40 .. .. 19 40 Westport . . .. .. 12 9 3 .. .. •. 2 .. .. .. 6 .. 1 . . .. .. . . .. 4 .. 19 .. .. • • 19 Greymouth .. .. .. 9 9 .. 3 2 1 .. .. .. 4 .... .... .. 1 13 6 .. 13 6 Hokitika .. .. .. 6 5 1 .. .. .. 1 • • •. • • 3 .. 2 .. .... .. .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. 15 Kaikoura .. .. .. 26 23 3 .. .. .. 1 • • • • 9 7 2 1 .. j .. 1 / 19 15 1 .. 20 15 Akaroa.. .. .. .. 23 16 7 4 .. 1 3 2 1 5 .... | 8 16 11 4 16 15 Lyttelton .. .. .. 57 41 16 1 1 1 •. 2 6 5 23 .... .... .. 5 32 30 15 47 30 Lake Ellesmere .. .. .. 31 25 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 5 4 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 30 .. .. 8 30 Timaru .. .. .. 29 26 3 .. 1 4 11 3 3 9 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 .. 3 .. 45 Oamaru and Moeraki .. .. 35 28 7 .. .. .. .. . .. •• 13 15 1 .. .. . . .. .. 5 19 22 3 4 22 26 Dunedin and Otago district .. Ill 102 9 1 1 19 13 .. .. 13 39 4 12 .. .. .. .. .. 15 104 76 32 3 136 79 Invercargill and Bluff district, also 132 107 25 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 45 42 1 6 9 2 .. .. .. 1 176 89 12 33 188 122 Stewart Island Chatham Islands .. .. 17 15 2 1J .. .. .. .. 10 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 10 3 3 51 13 Totals .. .. 1,359 1,097 262 10 7 40 33 55 13 247 407 21 228 9 2 2 2 16 145 1,027 1,077 240 165 1,267 1,242 * Part-time vessels may appear in more than one place. t One motor vessel and one steamer. J Fish-carrier " South Sea." Vessel does not trawl, but engages in line-fishing.