Prosperous Auckland.

Northland Age, Volume VI, Issue 34, 18 April 1910, Page 5

Prosperous Auckland.

The end of the financial year has given us the usual array figures concerning the trade of the Auckland district, and it is most satisfactory to find the past year has been one of enormous advance in the port of Auckland. The Customs duties collected during the year totalled up to £654,171, only an increase of £1,235 on that of the previous year. To meet the small increase of imports to be paid for by the people of Auckland, the year shows the splendid increase in the value of exports of over three-quarters of a million sterling. This is mogt encouraging and confirms the belief that Auckland is destined to completely out-strip all other centres of the Dominion. B} r the opening up of northern lands Auckland is largely increasing her export of wool, and this commodity alone shows an increase in export values of £256,760, and brings the total up to £468,824 for the year.—Gold heads the list of Auckland exports, and is largely ahead of any other article; its total was £1,179,931. The great importance of the kauri-gum industry to tbe north is again emphasised be the fact of it again holding second place in the value of Auckland exports. £540,429 is the fine contribution made by this unique product to Auckland’s export trade. Next in order comes butter with an export value of £51.0,381, and wool conies next with the total named above. Then next comes timber with a value of £167,982. Phormium follows with £77,097, then cheese £70,672, tallow £61,087, and other products of lesser totol values.