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22. Flounders were in regular supply all the year. It is much to be 
regretted that the fishermen will persist in sending so many small ones to 
market, legislative interference will have to take place. But there would be 
no need for it if fishermen would only use their common sense and reject all 
below a certain size. The dealers would also help materially if they refused 
to buy small fish. The flounder was in the market 261 days, for 201 last 
year. 
23. Soles are somewhat rare in our market, and are most plentiful in 
spring. Two varieties appear to be caught here, differing but slightly from 
each other; were thirty days in the market last year, and twenty this year. 
24, The skate is not often brought to market, but is not a scarce fish, 
and as a food-fish has few superiors; was fifteen days in the market, 
against thirteen last year. 
Some odd fishes now and then turn up in the market, such as the 
Maori chief, cat-fish, silver-fish, ete., but of these there is seldom more than 
one at a time, and so I omitted them from the table. There is also the 
common leather-jacket or pig-fish of our harbour (Agriopus leucopoecilus ) 
which is often caught, but very seldom offered for sale, though good eating. 
One schnapper was caught late in the season. 
In conclusion, I have only to add that a great deal of pain and trouble 
have been used in order that the information may be as correct as possible ; 
and when I state that the table is the result of nearly 4,000 entries, you will 
see that I have gone with some minuteness into my task. 
During the year there were twenty-two days on which there were no 
fish on sale; during last year there were thirty-two such days. 
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