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  Transactions. 
  — 
  Zoology. 
  

  

  Ked 
  Cod. 
  — 
  Both 
  from 
  inside 
  and 
  outside 
  fishings 
  ; 
  was 
  in 
  very 
  regular 
  

   supply, 
  the 
  shops 
  being 
  seldom 
  without 
  a 
  few. 
  Indeed, 
  this 
  fish 
  is 
  always 
  

   to 
  be 
  had, 
  and 
  is 
  in 
  finest 
  condition 
  during 
  the 
  winter 
  months, 
  when 
  pretty 
  

   large 
  takes 
  of 
  good-sized 
  specimens 
  are 
  got 
  from 
  the 
  outside 
  fishery, 
  those 
  

   caught 
  by 
  the 
  seine-net 
  in 
  the 
  harbour 
  being 
  as 
  a 
  rule 
  much 
  smaller. 
  Eed 
  

   Cod 
  was 
  in 
  the 
  market 
  267 
  days. 
  

  

  Sandling 
  or 
  Sandeel. 
  — 
  This 
  delicate 
  little 
  fish 
  is 
  never 
  very 
  plentiful, 
  

   but 
  a 
  few 
  are 
  generally 
  caught 
  in 
  the 
  seine-nets. 
  Properly 
  cooked, 
  this 
  is 
  

   one 
  of 
  our 
  finest 
  food 
  fishes. 
  Was 
  present 
  35 
  days. 
  

  

  Garfish 
  was 
  pretty 
  plentiful 
  during 
  the 
  spring 
  and 
  summer. 
  In 
  October 
  

   immense 
  numbers 
  were 
  brought 
  to 
  town, 
  large 
  shoals 
  being 
  present 
  in 
  the 
  

   Lower 
  Harbour 
  for 
  several 
  days. 
  In 
  the 
  market 
  39 
  days. 
  

  

  The 
  true 
  Butterfish 
  was 
  more 
  frequently 
  brought 
  to 
  town 
  during 
  the 
  past 
  

   year 
  than 
  ever 
  before. 
  Some 
  of 
  them 
  were 
  of 
  pretty 
  large 
  size, 
  and 
  mostly 
  

   netted 
  among 
  the 
  rocks 
  along 
  the 
  coast, 
  and 
  near 
  Moeraki. 
  23 
  days 
  in 
  the 
  

   market. 
  

  

  "Wrasse, 
  Parrotfish, 
  and 
  Spotties 
  were 
  often 
  in 
  the 
  market, 
  the 
  latter 
  

   especially 
  being 
  a 
  regular 
  seine-fish, 
  and 
  got 
  along 
  with 
  Flounders, 
  etc. 
  

   There 
  are 
  two 
  sorts 
  of 
  Spotty 
  — 
  a 
  big 
  and 
  a 
  little. 
  The 
  Wrasse 
  and 
  Parrot- 
  

   fish 
  are 
  mostly 
  caught 
  outside 
  among 
  the 
  kelp, 
  and 
  with 
  the 
  Spotty 
  are 
  

   indiscriminately 
  named 
  Kelp-fish 
  by 
  the 
  fishermen, 
  though 
  the 
  term 
  Butter- 
  

   fish 
  is 
  also 
  given 
  to 
  the 
  smaller 
  sorts. 
  Spotties 
  in 
  market 
  154 
  days. 
  

  

  The 
  Mullet 
  or 
  Herring 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  had 
  almost 
  constantly, 
  and 
  is 
  present 
  in 
  

   greater 
  or 
  less 
  quantity 
  the 
  whole 
  year 
  round. 
  At 
  very 
  irregular 
  periods 
  

   large 
  shoals 
  of 
  the 
  fish 
  congregate 
  in 
  the 
  Harbour, 
  when 
  they 
  are 
  caught 
  

   by 
  the 
  net 
  in 
  immense 
  numbers. 
  This 
  fish 
  gives 
  good'sport 
  with 
  rod 
  

   and 
  line. 
  Was 
  147 
  days 
  in 
  the 
  market. 
  

  

  Trevally. 
  — 
  This 
  excellent 
  little 
  fish 
  is 
  also 
  a 
  constant 
  visitor, 
  and 
  may 
  

   be 
  had 
  in 
  quantity 
  all 
  the 
  year 
  round. 
  Some 
  pretty 
  large 
  ones 
  are 
  now 
  

   and 
  then 
  to 
  be 
  seen. 
  Was 
  110 
  days 
  in 
  the 
  market. 
  

  

  That 
  favourite 
  fish 
  the 
  Flounder 
  was 
  in 
  full 
  supply 
  nearly 
  all 
  the 
  year. 
  

   Latterly, 
  I 
  notice 
  that 
  the 
  Flounders 
  brought 
  to 
  town 
  have 
  increased 
  in 
  size 
  

   a 
  little 
  ; 
  it 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  hoped 
  that 
  this 
  will 
  continue, 
  and 
  that 
  the 
  new 
  Act 
  wiU 
  

   have 
  some 
  influence 
  with 
  those 
  who 
  catch 
  them. 
  282 
  days 
  in 
  the 
  market. 
  

  

  Soles 
  are 
  not 
  very 
  common, 
  only 
  those 
  caught 
  by 
  the 
  seine 
  being 
  

   brought 
  to 
  market. 
  If 
  trawhng 
  were 
  introduced 
  in 
  suitable 
  locahties 
  along 
  

   the 
  coast, 
  the 
  fish 
  would 
  be 
  more 
  plentiful. 
  ^Was 
  11 
  days 
  in 
  market.^ 
  

  

  Skate 
  was 
  brought 
  to 
  market 
  on 
  23 
  days. 
  Those 
  exhibited 
  were 
  mostly 
  

   of 
  small 
  size. 
  

  

  I 
  subjoin 
  the 
  following 
  notes 
  on 
  the 
  weather, 
  incidents, 
  etc., 
  for 
  the 
  

   twelve 
  months 
  : 
  — 
  

   . 
  August 
  was 
  characterised 
  by 
  cold 
  and 
  dull 
  weather, 
  with 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  

  

  