TRADE OF MOTOEKA.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 110, 1 February 1908, Page 7

TRADE OF MOTOEKA.

EXPORT RETURNS .FOR 1007.

• Nelson.- imd its. entironmonls .iro at one timo to iiavo been the centre of things an tho Dominion, but : fata. ordered otherwise, imd Nelson litis developed 'very, very. slowly and is now a-timet, pleasant little town,-with perhaps tho finest air and weather in the country. But Nelson district.is richer T fnr jioher-thaii is generally supposed. There is mineral wealth stowed twny among the mountains, only awaiting the magic touch of applied capital to reveal itself and its' envtli-riolmess is wonderful' nS is evidenced liy tho fruit and produce tho' place produces: Even little Motuokn—"out Aftross the bay"—has beeu waking up of recent veirs ■ and is now possibly tho best fruitproducing district in tho 1 whole } of the Dominion for tlio area under cultivation, id show what Motneka is doing, the following lilt of producs that has pilled outwards over the Motueka wharf during the .year ISo7.may give people food lor thought. Ihe iollowmg is the tally:—, Goods. !. Quantity- ' Value.

, -C s ri, I Ar rt n1 ... ... TO2 , &M0 I) n i n op .:: ' sis . cw. ,0 o a" P j • 435 „ 2061 '0 •() Tow ... '••• 1". »S M Potatoes ... - .VWtoeks 1700 0 0 finfs - . w 0 0 Pea" ... • 20 IS " " Beans .. ... - l! •• 7 * n KL 5 •• : '•* W 0 Sivodcs ' ... 2S» ... 16 T 0 Carrots ... ••• •' •' - £ JBran and Pollard ... Ut . ., p 0 T'lour " 11 1" •' n En, T-i( .. 1SI () I) ch ,f ... ... *¥ - is o w,,u . ... » :ns. io- o Bnrlev ' ... - m •• Jl - fl » iw . ... 592-1 cases . 071)2 19 - 0 &V>!i5' „ 24,17(1 IS 0 Butter I.' ' 10J5 .. ' I" 0 J.» m "w ,. !M U 0 Hoilt'V ' "OHO I>!H:k«gcs 42 l<> 0 SS"" 186 . .102 JO I) Sk 320'! -■ 2« 4 0 Hides :»3 '•>« !•' « Poultry r,,;i f n °t' s f,M " 0 Timber ••• .•••■ 4ri,000 feet Kifl 0 II Asbestos ••• ... '3 ton® G cwt. TiO 0 0 Total value u . ... X61,075 0 0_