PORT STATISTICS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9515, 24 November 1916, Page 11

PORT STATISTICS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 The following summary of statistics for the year ending September, Kith. 1916, has been submitted to the Wellington Harbour Board by the secretary (Mr H. E. Nioholls):.- .

Nett decrease of tonnage for the year: 875,102 tons or 11.81 per cent. (NOTE—No credit is taken in above for tonnage of Mon-of-War, Imperial or Domirdon Transporte and .Hospital Ships, yachts and other non-tradrog craft entering tho Port.) ~. AVERAGE NETT REGISTER TONNAGE 1 'OE VESSELS, ENTERING THE POET* .188485 i—....... Sll tons. . 1910- - 82*.- ’’ 1911- - : «c ' ' , : 1912-13, ..... »W .. ; - 1913-M ~ - ; , \ 1814-15■ - 1915-16 848 .. „

TONNAGE OF GOODS PASSING OVER WHARVES. towards, British and Foreign Inwards, Colonial and Coastal .......... 1915-16. Tons. 176,358 207,467 174.157 1914-15. Tons. 160,288 194,431 168,310 1913-14. Tons. 166,021 176,522 . - 160,046 Total (record) Total; Increase over previous year... Inwards, Brit, and Forgn.: Increase towards. Col. and Coastal: Increase Transhipments: Increase over previon Outwards, British and Foreign Outwards,. Colonial and Coastal ...... over prev. yr over prev. yr 523,029 502,589 34,953 tons equal 0.69 p.o. 16,070 10.03 p.c. 13,036 .. 6.70 p.c. 5.847 ... • 3.47 p.c. 1915-16. ‘ Tons. 67,573 120,762 , ■' ’ 1914-15. Tons. 70,713 119,653 1913-14. Tons. ' 71,203 118,403 188,355 190.366 189,606 Total ; Decrease from previous year Outwards, Brit, and Forgo ; Decrease Outwards, Col. and Coastal: Increase 2.011 tons equal 1.05 p.c. from over prev. yr... prev; yr,.. 3,140 1,129 „ „ 4.44 p.c. ,, 0.04 p.c. WOOL AND HEMP. 1915-16. Bales. 209.085 1914-15, Bales. 181,295 1913-14. Bales. 162,875 125,750 94,010 98,601 334,833 275,805 261,556 59.530 bales equal 21.62 p.c. Wool : Increase over previous year Hemp: Increase over previous year 27,790 „ „ 15.31 p.o. 31,740 „ 25.24 p.c. BUTTER, CHEESE AND FROZEN MEAT. ' Total shipments from Wellington including transhipments overside. ...... 1915-16. 1914-15. 1915-11. - • Tons. . Tons. Tons. ....' 10,521 11.190 IU14 41,423 40,338 37,Y/d 46,263 43,182 38,358 08,207 , 95,313 87,548 Total : Increase over previous year , Butter : Decrease from: previous ‘ year Cheese : Increase - over previous year Frozen Meat: Increase over previous 2.8941 tons equal 3.03 p.o, .1,272 „ „ 10.79 p.c.' .. 2.69 p-C. year ... 3,081 „ . „ 7.13 p.c. „. : ; COAL. Passing over, wharves 'and paying witarfag© Passing oV6V~ wharves for Govt, use ana .. 1915-16: ' l . . Tons., 180,257 exempt from 1914-15. 1913-14: Tons. Tons. 173,356 166,051 62,160 46,713 Transhipped overside from vessel to vessel at wharves Transhipped overside from vessel to vessel in stream r Total-. Total: Decraase'frdm previous .year Over wharves paying wharfage: Inc. over prev. yr. .. Over wharves exempt from wfge.-: Dec. from prev. yr.. T/S overside at wharves : Decrease from prev. yr. .. T/S overside in stream: Increase over prev. yr i 6,409 ...... 534,010 35,171 tens 6,701' „ 878 42,973 „ 1,979 329.035 301,379 .. 4,430 - 81.734 569,181 546,480 equal 6,18 p.o. •„ 3.8S p.c. 1.41 p.c. „ 13.06 p.c. „ 44.67 p.c. TIMBER. 1915-16. r . j. ; 13,039.195 1914-15, 11,862,732 1913-14. 12,793,083 920,771 1 937,132 1.895,858 12,799,894 14,688,941 Total: I n crease'over ' pr evious year Inwards: Increase over previous year Outwards : Decrease from previous year i.;:. - : 1,169,072 supet ft. ii ... * 7.391 .. .. equal 9.07 p.o,': - ; 9.91 p.c. 0.79 p.c. TONNAGE OF VESSELS ARRIVING. (Nett Register Tonnage.) ' Steamers. Sailers. ■ l- 0^' No Tonnage No. Tonnage. • No. Tonnage. .me ic n oqg 2770.040 47 - 9,929 3,280 3,779,969 . ffi* SS . ® mis s.m - 3.153,071. .■assitsivw.- ■ '*■- ;:i ! ■. •©•(•hi