. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. a North Sea trawler, is a steel vesselof 184 gioss tonnage. She is 1U9 feet long, andcan-ies a crew of eleven hands. During thewar period she did useful work mine-sweeping onthe New Zealand coast, and has proved to be the rightsize for ti-awling in these waters, going as far afieldas the North Cape and the west coast. The (tin-inis built of iionbaik, and has been converted into atrawler, her gross tonnage being 67 tons ; length S:3 carries a crew of 7 hands, and although of nuiclismaller dimensions than the Siiuii
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. a North Sea trawler, is a steel vesselof 184 gioss tonnage. She is 1U9 feet long, andcan-ies a crew of eleven hands. During thewar period she did useful work mine-sweeping onthe New Zealand coast, and has proved to be the rightsize for ti-awling in these waters, going as far afieldas the North Cape and the west coast. The (tin-inis built of iionbaik, and has been converted into atrawler, her gross tonnage being 67 tons ; length S:3 carries a crew of 7 hands, and although of nuiclismaller dimensions than the Siiuiihni. her fishing i-eportscompare more than favourably with any trawler inNew Zealand. In addition to the two trawlers, tin- 1 )ci.;irtnifntbuys from liiu> and net men. and duiing winteremployed b(>tween 30 and 4(> small boats to augmentthe supply of (he trawlers. The demand for fish growing, l)ut th(> opiMations ii (lie City Council,. :!. FISH-CURING.
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