WOOL EXPORTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXI, Issue 8244, 17 December 1910, Page 1

WOOL EXPORTS.

■ ■■ »i — During the last five months New Zealand has exported 87,248 bales of wool, which is 16,864 bales more than the quantity exported m the corresponding five months of 1909. The quantity sent out of the dominion ouriiij.s November formed a big percentage of the total for the five months, the figures being 58,888 bales. In tho five months there were increases at all ports except Oamaru, Timaru, "Wanganui, Waitara and Auckland. The bulk of tho increase was made at Wellington, where 24,974 bales were shipped. In the 1909 period 31,569 bales were sent from Wellington, which quantity compares unfavourably with even this season's November shipment, which alone totalled 20,568 bales. Napier, too, sent away more m its recent November shipment than it did m the five months' period of 1909. The November exports were: Invercargill, 322 bales; Dunedin, 377 ; Timaru, 438; Christchurch, 8253 ; Blenheim, 1060 ; Wellington, 20,568 ; Wanganui, 142; Napier, 16,528 ; Gisborne, 8277; and Auckland, 2923. The following table compares the figures of the last five months with those of the corresponding five months of 1909. The quantities are stated m bales : 1910 1909 period, period. Invercargill ... 3,452 3,047 Dunedin ... 2,949 2,251 Oamuru ... ' 79 745 Timaru ... 3,566 3,705 Chrisfcehureh ... 16,071 15,601 Blenheim ... 1,506 1,371 Nelson „. 14 — Wellington .. 24,974 11,569 Wanganui ... 1,551 2,910 Waitara ... 150 281 Napier ... 19,218 16,348 Gisborne ... 8,970 6,779 Auckland ... 4,748 5,777 Totals ... 87,248 70,384

I MARRIAGE. , NEATB-TOTTY.-.On Decombor 7th, i 1910, at Bt. Stephwi'fl Church, Ashburton, by th« K«t. K. Whit*houso, Arthur Frank Hathorall, only son of tho lato S. W. Neato, oi Christ/church, to Eflie Mny, younger daughter of J. Tatty, Ashburton. DEATH. DTJNSTAN.— On December 16, nt his [ Into residence, "The Pines," ChertI sey, William, beloved husband of Julia HiUinah Dunstun; aged 65 yeura. IN MEMORIAL. SU'fHERLAND/^-Ii) lovin« memory of John Poison Sutherland, who departed this life at Timvald on December Bth, 1906. At rest. — Inserted by his loting wife and family.