Tromson.—The Dunedin Fish Supply. 329 
largely from Stewart Island. It is also to be had off any of the rocky 
points near the Heads. Was in the market 119 days, and 78 days last year. 
9. The granite trout, though not a trout at all, is yet a very good fish, 
but only occasionally brought to market. 
10. Red cod is perhaps the most plentiful of all our finny visitors, and 
is caught in large numbers, both inside and outside the Heads. Both large 
and small fish are cured by smoking, and sold as Finnan haddock, which 
they resemble very much, but far too many small ones are caught. They 
were in the market 214 days, against 111 for last year. 
11. The gurnard is only an occasional visitor to our market, and can 
hardly be reckoned on as a regular food-fish. 
12, The haddock is caught occasionally, but there are seldom more than 
two or three got at a time. 
13. Parrot-fish were in the market on about fourteen days during the 
year 
14. The sandling or sand-eelis a very delicate fish, and is often in the 
market. It is not, however, very plentiful, and is irregular; was in the 
market 56 days, last year 34 days. 
15. The garfish was very plentiful during the summer months, and is 
sometimes present in the town harbour in immense shoals; was in the 
market on 19 days last year, on 41 this year. 
16. The true butterfish was caught several times during the year. It 
must, however, be considered as a very rare fish in our waters. 
17. The spotty, or butterfish of our local fishermen, has been very 
plentiful this year, and has been brought to town in large numbers at times ; 
was in the market 128 days, as against 84 for last year. 
18. The herring or mullet is a very abundant fish in Otago harbour, and 
furnishes very good sport with a rod and line. It varies in size from six to 
fourteen inches in length. It is one of the best of our fishes, and was in the 
market 233 days, for 159 last year. 
19. The true herring was brought to market on one or two days during 
the summer. This is a migratory fish, and does not stay on the coast more 
than a few days in the year, when itis present in immense shoals. Those 
brought to town varied from seven to eleven inches in length. 
20. Whitebait were on sale for a few days in autumn. I think these 
are the young of more than one fish, perhaps both mullet and herring. 
They are caught in one or two places in the harbour, at the mouth of the 
Leith in Pelichet Bay, and in the steam basin. 
21. That excellent fish the trevally was almost constanily i in the market 
during the year. About midsummer some very large specimens were on 
sale; was present on 124 days, and 89 last year. 3 
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