THE WOOL EXPORT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 264, 31 July 1908, Page 7

THE WOOL EXPORT.

TWO RETURNS. DISCREPANCY IN THE FIGURES. Returns of tho export of wool from the Dominion during the year ended Juno 30 were obtained from Messrs. Murray, Roberts, and Company, and Messrs. Dalgety and Company yesterday. Thero is a largo discrepancy between the two returns. Messrs. Dalgety and Co's figures being 12,887 bales in excess of Messrs. Murray, Roberts, and Company's, and showing an increaso over, the previous year's*returns, whereas those of the latter firm show a drop of 22,636 bales whon compared with the return the firm supplied last year. The difference is made the more marked by a discrepancy in the figures for that year. Messrs. Murray, Roberts, and Co.'s retuf-n for the' Wool oxpoiied during the year ended Juno 30, 1907, gives, tho amount as 446.680 bales, whereas Messrs. Dalgety and Company's total is given as 427,058 bales, a difference of 19,622 bales. As will be seen by a careful perusal, tho figures of each port of shipment do not coincide. Tho returns arc as follow:— Messrs, Murray, Roberts, and Co. 1906-7. 1907-8. Bales. Bales. Wellington 119,805 111,994 . Napier ... ... 53,045 72,237 Lyttelton ... ... 80,798 59,631 Gisborno ...' ..; 30,491 39,239 Dunedin 34;647 29,487 Timaru 35,376 28,634 . Bluff ... ... 25,302 21,810 Auckland ... ... 17,475 18,300 Wanganui 1 9,518 17,057 damaru ... 13,317 9,523 Picton ... 11,166' 10,327 N.P. and Waitara, ... 4,742 5,815 Totals 446,680 424,054 Messrs. Dalgety and Company. 1906-7. 1907-8. ' Bales. Bales. Wellington ... 100,782 107,854 Napior 65,308 69,550 Lyttelton,... ... 79,616 69,521. Gisborno ... ... . 23,065 39,444 Timaru 30,964 30.129 Dunedin ... ... 33,872 . 29.36!) Bluff ... ... 25,741 ■ 25,751 Auckland ... ... 12,319 16,875 Wanganui 19,02S • 20,712 Oamaru 11,164 9,289 Picton ... ... 10,948 13,012 • N.P. and Waitara ... 4,251 5,815 Totals 427,05S 436,941