TRADE OF THE PORT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 210, 29 May 1908, Page 9

TRADE OF THE PORT.

y '—— 4 : —- 'A YEAR'S STATISTICS. GRATIFYING .INCREASES. ' ' At yesterday's meeting of the Harbour Board a -report was presented showing .1 summary of : tlio working of the port of AVellington for tlio year ending March 31, 1908. The report shows considerable increases, of trade undor most heads. Tho tonnage of vessels arriving during tho 12 months ending March 31 was as follows:—

■ 215,422 226,874 11,452 or 5.04 Last year'' 'wool showed an increaso of 2J per cent., and hemp' an increaso 'of 16 per cent., total ly per cent. '. During the year 1907-8, 152,094 tons of: coals svero 'imported, as against 134,930 in 1906-7, being atiincreaso of 17,164 tons, or. ,12.7 - per-, cent. ■ The previous' year's increaso was 12.1 p.er, cent. ■ The report was, diocussed by the Board in Committee.' . The Chairman, (Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P.),,subsequently congratulated the Board- on tho progress' shown.'by' tho figures, and remarlcpd that in the matter of inward tonnage, per annum the port pf Wellington ' had now overtaken Bristol.

; ' Steamers. No. , Tonnage,' 190S ......... 3323 ; 2,713,588 . 1907 ■■ 3327 2,627,339 Increase ...... — 86,249 Decrease 4 — Sailors. No. Tonnage. . ■ 1903 - 113 ' i 32,287 <. 1907 136 • y 31,993 . Inorcaso ...... — 289 Decreaso ... 23 • Total.' No. ■ Tonnage. 1903 3436 2,745,875 1907 ......... 3463 . 2,659,337, . Increaso . — 86,538 . • Decrease ...... 27' — The tonnage of' general goods inwards for the twelve months ending March 31 was as Follows:— " " - 1907-8. 1906-7.. ' 1 ' , ' Tons. Tons. Inwards, Foreign ... 167,380 143,846 ■' Inwards, Colonial and . Coastal : 175,638 160,065 v Transhipments 122,703 '102,105 . : 465,721 406,016 The increases in inward trade and transhipment aro tabulated as follow; - , • : 1908. 1907, • Tons. P.c. . P.c. Total 59,705 or 14.7 .6.1., Inwards, foreign... 23,534 or 16.3 . 8.8 Inwards,. .c6lonial . ; . and coastal ... 15,573 or 9.7 1.9 Transhipments ... 20,598 or 20.2 9.5 .. The outward tonnage (excluding wool and hompVwas as follows: —. . - 1907-8. 1908-7., V . i ■ Tons. ' Tons. Foreign .; 38,949 :39,01S Colonial and coastal ■ 101,596. 92,851 . V /; v.; 140,545 131,869 1 Tons. P.c. P.c. : Total Increase', 1 ...... 8676 or 6.6 15.1 Decrease, foreign ' 69 or 0.17 24.3 Increase,'colonial. ..■and coastal ; 8745 or 9.4: 11.7 • The . wool and hemp shipped outward' for the' twplvo mouths, ending March 31 was as follows:— ; ' .' ■ '■ ■■ • ■. Bales. '• 1907-8 1906-7. Inc. P.c. Wool, bales 134,252 133,764 488 or .36 a ■ ' ' ■. Dec., 1 . ■ Hemp, bales 81,170 93,110 ll,940 or 12.8 . -i .'■ ■; " ; Dec. ' ■