PORT RECEIPTS FOR YEAR

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21908, 8 October 1936, Page 18

PORT RECEIPTS FOR YEAR

INCREASE OP

An Increase of £2682 ht|| hour receipts lea: last montli in a report to the Lytteltons Board 1 yesterday by the aenS treasurer (Mr C. H. Cllbb(3| receipts for the 12 months of tS cial year totalled £100.361, || pared with £89,704 lor the cen ing period of 1834-35, an hijqjg £ 10,658. Last month the reeeitf £9OOB, and lor the correqj period of last year they were.

The details of last month’s were: —Wharfage, £2689; £1824; port charges, £1312; ra £884; towage, warps, etc, 1 storage apd cool storage, 1 rent, £49; hire of cranes, | patent slip charges, £36; sunehjd The total tonnage handled dmS month was 61,595, compared!! 54,476 in September of last yan ports were 37,271 tons last month pared with 32,341 in September* year. Exports totalled tMj total in September 1935 being! tons.

The report of the harboun (Captain J. F. Crawford) show* 116 vessels of 170,347 tons regid) tered the port during SepteoS these vessels 95 were coastal* aij colonial, and 15 overseas. In iS ber last year, 127 vessels enini port, of 153,954 tons register. | The engineer (Mr P. W. Flyw ported that a length of 65 feet In western end of the oil-tankespf had been completed. A fanM feet of excavation for the ofi wall had been completed and loi of tie-rods and anchors had faS in. «■ ”

The parts of three more 4| cranes bad been landed during month. The substructure* »«3i of the three cranes under conan had been transported to No. 3* and the assembly of these wesl ing completion. During the month 117,380 tool spoil had been dredged from thei channel and turning basin, and 1 tons from the other parts of Ki ner harbour, making a total of a tons.

Mr H. Holland congratulated 1 retary (Mr C. H. Clibbom). on estimated to within £3OO, the t( ceipts for the year.