TRADE OF THE PORT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3057, 19 April 1917, Page 6

TRADE OF THE PORT

— « "WELLINGTON LEADS FOR EXPORTS. The trade of Wellington, according Ito figures published in the annual report of the Wellington Chamber of I Commerce) shows a big jump upwards. It will be seen by tue accompanying table that during the triennial period ended September 30 last, the exports jumped to the extent of whilst for the three preceding years the increase was only £3,000,000. This abnormal rise would no doubt be due in a very great measure to the- advance in values of our products during ■war-time. Whilst our exports, are £7,000,000 ahead of those of the port of Auckland, our imports are a little' less than those of the northern port, wliioh serves a very large district. The trade for the four chief ports of the Dominion showing exports and imports exclusive of specie and Customs revenue for the paßt nine years ending September 30, arranged in triennial periods, is:— EXPOBTS. Years. . Wellington. Auckland. 1907-8 to 1909-10 10,642,557 10,028,213 1910-11 to 1912-13 13,779,057 10,510,115 1913-14 to 1915-16 21,769,680 14,765 319 Lyttelton. Dunedin. 1907-8 to 1909-10' 7,679,259 4,366,496 1910-11 to 1912-13 8,767,096 4,515,215 1913-14 to 1915-16 10,451,672 5,669,241 / IMPORTS. . Years. Wellington, 'Auckland. 1907-8 to 1909-10 13.218,368 13,460,630 1910-11 to 1912-13 16,238,236. 18,165,251 , 1913-14 to 1915-16 19,341,681, 19,513,6 a Lytic!ton, Dunedin. . 1907-8 to 1909-10 7,568,959 7,128,215 1910-11 to 1912-13 9,320,951 8,147.971 1913-14 to 1915-16 10,146,456 7,794,352 The values of the chief export's from Wellington Customs district aro set out in the following table: — • ' 1915-16. 1914-15. . 1913-14. Goods. . £ ■ £ £ Wool and sheepskins .4,093,966 3.038,555 2,424,417 Frozen meat ... 1,422,124 1,853,038 1,242,971 Butter and cheese 460,881 433,650 856,746 Tallow 195,204 231,302 191,312 Hemo .i 643,836 354,027 363,422 Other K.Z. pro- - duce 960,857 957,640 560,928 Total N.Z. produce 7,776,868 6,868,212 5,639,796 Re-exnorts 91,506 87,967 73,090 Specie 39,769 12,870 3,622 Total 7,908,143 6,969,049 5,716,508 Under the heading of shipping, the return published is only made up to the end of 1915. In that year the port of Wellington was "used by 3375 vessels (inwards and coastwise), representing 3,183,192 tons, whilst the. number of vessels entered at Auckland was 7213,- and the tonnage tbey represented was only 1,746,514.