IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12197, 23 July 1925, Page 6

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

FIGURES AT THE PORT INCREASED CARGO HANDLED. The statistics recording the movements of the Port of Wellington for the month of June show that the net registered tonnage of trading vessels arriving totalled 247,276 tons, as compared with 214,872 tons for tho corresponding period of last year, while the grand total of cargo brought to a tonnage shows that in June, 1924, 110,227 tons were handled, and last month the total was 132,788 tons, an increase of 22,56 P tons. Tonnage of the overseas departures was 121,756 tons, as against 52,468 tons for June, 1924. Of this vessel of 65,000 tons went to Great Britain and the remainder of 56,696 tons to other overseas ports Given below is a list enumerating the figures of the cargo handled, representing imports as well as exports, those in parentheses signifying that of June of last year:— General cargo imports* From British and foreign ports (16,138 tons), 23,696 tons, from coastal and intercolonial ports (19,553 tons), 20,422 tons. General cargo transhipments: (7798 tons), 8422 tons. General cargo exports: To British and foreign ports (5269 tons), 8366 tons, to coastal and intercolonial ports (10,498 tons), 10,598 tons. Timber Imports (1,687,843 square feet) 9,187,065 square feet, exports (220,352 square feet) 139,218 square feet. Coal: Imports over wharves paying wharfage (15,243 tons) 14,612 tons, transhipped overside (17,420 tons) 12,636 tons, Government coal landed, exempt from wharfage (6000 tons) 5715 tons. F'lel oil: Imports 17,004 tons, exports (5820 tons) 2615 tons, transhipped overside 6117 tons ““d hemp shipments: Transhipt>ed (2050 bales) 1161 bales, shipped from shore and rail (5351 hales) 7316 bales. Butter, cheese and frozen meat shipments: Butter ex shore and rail and Sh f PP ? l i?? l . tons) / 78 tons > cheese (2980 tons) 1015 tons, frozen meat (2567 tons) 1664 tons. . > •,? Grand total for month (all cargo 132*788tons tonnaßs basis): (110,227 tons)