PORT OF WELLINGTON.
A YEAR'S RECORD. J The operation* of the Wellington Har- ] bour Board and the steady progress of j during tho > ear en( ted September 30, 1927, were exhaustively reviewed in I the annual report** of the general manager j and chief engineer, the secretary and the i harbour muster, which were presented at the annual meeting of the board on Tuee- < day. Whereas the trade of the port for ' the previous year was a record for Well- ' ington and the Dominion, the financial depression prevalent throughout the country waa responsible for a decrease in trade last year, principally in overseas imports. There was, however, an increase in export* of 8.4 per cent, and an increase in coastal trade of per cent. Notwithstanding the decrease in imports, shipping arrivals increased by 82,246 tone or 2.4 per cent, constituting a record for the port. The revenue of the board last year was £AM 067 and the expenditure £432,214, leaving * net eurplua of £23,843, compared (W. * im «i»««" m
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 77, 31 March 1928, Page 4
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