TRADE OF THE PORT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22193, 21 August 1935, Page 14

TRADE OF THE PORT

TOOTHER CARGO INCKEAB! I IMPORTS EXCEED EXPORTS MORE PEOPLE TRAVELLING 1 here was a largo increase in ports and a comparatively small d&. crease in exports through the ports of Auckland and Onehunga last month compared with July, 1934, reported the v- - ' traffic manager, Mr. W. R.- Golden, at a meeting of the Auckland Harbour *V.' Board yesterday. The total amount of cargo handled was 143,680 tons, an in. crease of 14 per cent. Last month inward coastal cargo- '*■ totalled 45,842 tons, an increase of M 34.34 per cent compared with July 1934; inward overseas, 64,628 tons, an increase of 13.04 per cent; tranship, ments, 3660 tons, a decrease of 14.gg per cent; outward coastal, 16,407 tons an increase of 0.64 per cent; outward overseas, 13,143 tons, a decrease of 7,0g ' ; per cent. In inward coastal cargo the principal increases were in coal and coke (40i5 tons), sand, shell .and spawls (1454" ■ tons), general cargo (1195 tons) < cement and lime (1118 tons). The main' increases in inward overseas cargo occurred in manures (4303 tons), motor spirit, fuel oil, etc. (1924 tons), fl our and other meals (635 tons), the principal decreases being in salt (213 tons) and softwood timber (118 tons).. The returns for exports overseas- show in. creases in butter (1393 tons), frozen and preserved meats, bacon and ham* | (660 tons), and general cargo (617 ! tons). There were decreases in tallo* I (400 tons), hides and calfskins (320 ! tons), wool, skins and pelts (300 tons) ! and cheese (275 tons). Adverse Balances "Australia at 10.921 tons showg t j further increase in her sales to as while her buying 1013 tons, is less than half that of June," stated the report. "At 11,001 tons, Great Britain has | slightly increased her sales to us, while j her purchases have decreased nearly I 2000 tons. j "Canada at 3192 tons has slightly ; increased her exports to New Zealand, i Her purchases, however, which totalled | 64 tons, have almqst reached vanishing point. The United States at 7837 tons exported to the Dominion only about • half the quantity of goods she did in j June, while her purchases, which ; totalled 846 tons in June, decreased | to 148 tons in July. Japan sold 528 ' tons to us, and bought 96 tons, in re- : turn " Shipping Returns The traffic manager reported that at j Onehunga there was a decrease in imports and transhipments, but an in- | crease in exports, compared with June, j It was of interest that for the first time for some years the port had had an import from overseas, this being 291 tons of hardwood timber from Clarence 1 Hirer, Australia Passengers arriving at Auckland last j month totalled 1060, an increase of 495 V-,. on July, 1934. The departures numbered 1252, an increase of 457. The harbourmaster, Captain H. H. Sergeant, reported, that last month ,527 vessels of 396,033 gross tons had.3;jsited Auckland. Compared with July, 1934, there had been an increase in die numi ber of intercolonial and local coastal vessels, but a decrease in largi coastal and overseas merchant vessels.,-/