THE WAR AND SHIPPING.
EFFECT ON PORT RETURNS. I 235,f100 TONS LESS. It was generally recognised at the commencement of the present war that the oversea trade of the Empire, was likely to be interfered with to tome extent by the Morroniie rc»nlt> of the struggle and by possible attacks on the part of enemy nart-hi;>. It rs not surprising, therefore, that ill tho year that has elapsed since «»r was declared, the total tonnage of vissele entering the port of Auckland has fallen off considerably. ■ Tin" decrease is shown in the following table, prepared for the chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board:--February-July. H'H (Inclusive 1.G12.540 August, r.iM-J miliary. l!U."> <ln- . !iisiv... 1..-.4.5.UT." 1 x-r-r.-ase 63.383 Knbruary-July. latfl. Inclusive.. 1.437.080 Further dcu-eaac 17.",1.">1 On tiic LasN of the figures for February ■■JuU. 1;>14. i tin- six-monthly period jtirt prior to tho war! the total lecrr.ase is iiS.Tlij ton?. The decrease in oversea.s cargo steamer.- arriving at the port amounts to nearly one-third. In the twelve months ending August, 10H. I'll such steamers arrived, cs against ] m» for the year ci.ding to-morrow, a drop of 42. Consul and intercolonial shipping h.is also been afTcted, iv- shown by the tonnage
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 181, 31 July 1915, Page 8
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