HIGHER REVENUE

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22269, 7 December 1937, Page 15

HIGHER REVENUE

HARBOUR RECEIPTS FOR NOVEMBER MEETING OF BOARD An increase of £1366 18s 6d in the revenue for November as compared with the revenue for the same month last year was reported to the Lyttelton Harbour Board yesterday. The sums paid into the harbour fund last month totalled £9666 9s 9d, made up as follows:

The total tonnage handled was 60,800, compared with 40.415 in November, 1936. The chairman (Mr R. T. McMillan) was empowered to make a grant of up to £IOO to the Far East Appeal Fund.

£ s. d. Wharfage .. .. 2839 17 8 Pilotage .. .. 2106 16 9 Port charges .. .. 1418 5 4 Berthage .. .. 747 4 9 Towage, warps, etc. .. 557 9 1 Storage and cool storage 266 18 6 Rent .. .. 451 4 9 Hire of cranes .. .. 1198 17 6 Dock and slip .. .. 10 0 0 Sundry receipts .. 69 15 5 The total, revenue for the first two months of the new financial year is £14,666 9s 7d, as compared with £16,112 18s for the corresponding period of 1936, a decrease of £1446 8s 5d. Cargo statistics for November were tabled as follows:— Imports 1937. tons. From British ports .. 9,051 From foreign ports .. 20,62Q From intercolonial ports 3,874 From coastal ports .. 15,258 1936. tons. 3,596 4,022 6,420 10,319 48,812 24,357 Exports To British ports .. 2,111 To foreign ports .. 185 To intercolonial ports .. 877 To coastal ports .. 14,508 2,168 679 561 12,612 17,681 16,020 Transhipments Coastal to coastal .. 4 Coastal to overseas .. 3 Overseas to coastal .. 300 3 4 31 307 38