YEAR'S SHIPPING RETURNS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1018, 6 January 1911, Page 8

YEAR'S SHIPPING RETURNS.

A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE. - The following is a table showing ,tho shipping return for - the port of ■ Wellington for tho year ended -.December 31. In comparison with the previous year, -which is also given, it will bo seen that there is ' a substantial increase,ail round. For instance, the increase in the tonnage of the' foreign and coastal steamers which entered tho nort is 171.7G0 ton?, r.nd for sail CS3-J toils, while the number of men employed ds'crews has increased bjr. 1512 niul 101 for steam and sail respectively. Taking the figures representing th.-> tonnage of. the : various ■ vessels that cleared outwards for both years, it is found that the steam vessels' lonnago i-cyresonls tin increase of 130.918-ton's,, end an increase of 2031 men, while the.sailing -vessels arc responsible for e.n increase ef 2075 tons and 107 men on the preceding year'-; working. Tho figures arc as follow;— • INWARDS. Steam. : . 1910. ' 1900. Ouar. Tons. Crew. Tons. . Crew. Jtarcll ... 774,218 29.620 701,862 - 30.212 June ... 745,701) 28,501 090,001 27.241 Sept 602.512 27.288 617,099 -23,878 Deo. 760,810 29,520 701,342 30,035 ' ' ' ' 2,949,270 114,929 2,774,507' 113,417 Sail. March ... 6,853 177 2.74S 105 .Tunc .... 6.4GS 213 2.74S f>S Sept 4,2.54 ISS 5.166 165 Dec 3,578... 139 3,059 .163 21,155 C 67 11,321 523 OUTWARDS. •' Steam. .. .1910. - .1909.-, Ouar. Tons. Crew. Tons.- Crew. Starch ... 783,363" 29,529 801.780' 31,891' June ..... 740,643 28.475 . 684,216 . 27,214 Sept 664,650 27,582 619,190 25.77.5 Dec 748,087 . 29,171 697,645. 27,846 2,936,749 114,757 2,505,831 112,726 Sail,March ...' 5,099 164' 4,780 .'. 130 .Tune .... ■ 6,076 196 4,2G4 141 Sept 3.C75 - 150 3,529 102 Dec. ..... -4,332 . 152. . 4,544 176 19,182 662" • 17,107 ..' 555