GROWING TRADE OF THE PORT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7449, 25 May 1911, Page 1

GROWING TRADE OF THE PORT

CONVINCING STATISTICAL STATE! T Tho following statement showing the growth and development of tho trad© of tho port of Wellington is supplied by Air Robert Fletcher, chairman of the Harbour Board. Air Fletcher had intended to quote tho figures in his speech at tho opening of the exhibition yesterday, but as the hour was late ho had to condense his remarks:

1895. ■ 1910. Increase. .£ £ £ 341,815 1,109 732 767.919 201,075 750.C70 543,997 140.740 559.662 57.745 380.875 12o,lol 27,366 117,323 Salaries and wages paid 23,613 105,437 Salaries and wages paid (weekly average^ 554 2.028 Value of imports .. 1,459,251 4.130.225 Value of exports (total) 1,421.288 4,?f2 413 89.170 590.737 UUI &6< r 217,075 765,904 866.294 1.842.442 976,148 21,774 297,584 275,820 Value of tallow 55,709 . 241,993 185.234 1896. 1910. lucreo r,c. IS’o. T! eg. Tons. No. Reg. Tons. No. P.cg. Tons. Tonnage of vessels arriving feselusive of Government vessels. ••trading traft) 2,176 1,031,810 3,485 2,901,373 l.v >10 1,859,565 1096. 1910. Increase. ' Tons. Tons. Tons. f Goods passing over wharves: 1. General goods: English, foreign and coastal— 153/93 308.206 174 813 fb) Transhipments €0.175 127,233 67,0'8 (c) Outwards 54,586 161,265 106,679 243,154 596,704 343,559 Dales. Dales.* Bales. . 61.204 85.016 21,812 (b) From shore and rail 49,240 169,315 120,076 ■ 110,444 252,332 141.8SG Tons. Tons. Tons. 3. Coal: (a) Passing over wharves and pnying wharfage 53,825 149,592 94,069 (b) Transhipped overside from vessel to ‘ 59.585 252.194 202.611 (c) Transhipped overside fromvessel to vessel in stream 10,279 45,664 55.535 • 125,685 457.950 . 352,265 Exclusive of coal for Government use parsing over wharves and exempt from wharfage. No figures for 1896. In 1910 . the, tonnage was 44,743 tons • , ' , : 1896.’ 1911. Increase. Berthage accommodation; • 5,953ft 14 441't 8.503ft 2. Suburban wharves ... Kil... ..... 2.056ft 2.095ft Storage -accommodation: Number of stores 14 • 29 .15 . Floor area in semare feet 137,707 342/27 2M520 Gross capacity in cubic feet . ... 2.127.806 6,450,722 -4,302,916 -