H—ls

Nelson. —As can be seen from the table below, there has been a substantial increase in the total amount of fish landed over the last four years. Of the 1946 catch, 3,260 cwt. was trawl-caught and 2,648 cwt. by Danish-seiners :

Exports and Imports Imports of fish for the year amounted to 2,845 cwt. of tinned fish such as herring and 208 cwt. of fish otherwise preserved, with a total value of £25,959. The total value of New Zealand fish and shell-fish exported in 1946 was £231,234, which represents a substantial increase on the previous year's figures of £187,381.

Totals for the principal classes of fishery products exported for the past three years are given below :

The following table shows the incidence of the principal kinds of fish exported during the years 1944, 1945, and 1946 :

A more detailed report than the above figures is given in Table IX.

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— 1942-43. 1943-44. 1944. 1945. 1946. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt, Total quantity landed 4,469 3,833 5,541 6,372 7,078 Danish seine 2,837 ' 3,250 2,714 3,081 2,648 Trawl (motor) 11 93 878 1,888 3,260 Lines (motor) 1,601 475 1,936 1,138 1,043 Other methods 20 15 13 265 127

Quantity. Value. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1944. 1945. I 1946. Oysters, fresh Fish, frozen Crayfish, frozen Fish, smoked, dried, &c. Fish and shell-fish (tinned) Total values .. 21,100 doz. 16,628 cwt. 1,921 cwt. 3,319 cwt. 181,338 lb. 640 doz. 22,663 cwt. 1,346 cwt. 4,276 cwt. 371,776 lb. 85,400 doz. 27,698 cwt. 1,487 cwt. 2,602 cwt. 450,0441b. £ 578 73,500 6,608 20,476 25,814 £ 18 104,046 6,462 26,390 50,465 £ 2,819 139,065 7,455 15,277 66,618 126,976 187,381 231,234

Fish. Quantity. Value. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1944. 1945. 1946. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. £ £ £ Blue cod 3,530 7,644 8,236 18,117 38,682 42,605 Red cod 1,104 3,255 1,407 3,046 3,255 4,518 Barracouta 3,786 2,369 4,825 14,014 8,883 18,164 Sole 1,394 2,207 3,334 7,119 11,452 17,974 Tarakihi 959 1,037 1,886 4,030 4,895 10,740 Flounder 762 947 901 4,142 5,374 5,308 Snapper 1,029 752 844 6,044 4,244 5,584