CONGESTION OF SHIPPING.
SHRINKAGE IN IMPORTS.
13 MILLIONS A MONTH.
Times and Sydney San Services. (Received January 17, 4 p.m.)
London, January 16.
The secretary of the Liverpool Shipowners' Association, reporting on the congestion of the British overseas trade, states that the imports for the five months from August to December totalled £262,515,278, as compared with £328,644,354 in the same period of 1913. The exports totalled £130,367,734, as against £221,241,400 the previous year. The tonnage bringing the imports decreased by 29 per cent.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19150118.2.73
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15820, 18 January 1915, Page 6
Word Count
83CONGESTION OF SHIPPING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15820, 18 January 1915, Page 6
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in