OTAGO HARBOUR BOARD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18751, 3 January 1923, Page 6

OTAGO HARBOUR BOARD

TRADE AND SHIPPING STATISTICS. The following’ tabulated statement prepared by Mr W. J. Bardsley, secretary of the Otago Harbour Board, gives the trade and shipping figures for the year ended December 31st. , Comparative figures are also submitted' for the years 1912-1921:

IMPORTS. 1912 1913(a) 1914(b) 1915(b) 1916(b) 1917(b) 1918(b) 1919 1920 1921(d) 1912-21 1922 Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Av. lOyrs Tons. Overseas 99,652 93,753 100,248 90,181 94,869 66,767 43,148 65,467 95,207 86,185 83,548 69,379 Intercolonial and coastal .. 210,067 171,075 177,297 199,207 185,327 200,448 179,908 169,608 291,680 179,042 186,366 147,502 Total 309,719 264,828 277,545 289,388 280,196 267,215 223,056 235,075 286,887 265,227 269.914 216,881 EXPORTS. Overseas 29,363 31,638 34,246 36,675 38,760 19,670 27,188 43,314 34,834 35,251 53,094 35,792 1 Intercolonial and coastal ... 136,398 103,390 102,037 144,871 123,391 111,426 99,956 93,041 105,375 91,316 110,920 91,302 i Total 165,761 135,028 136,283 181,546 162,151 131.096 127,144 136,355 138,209 126,567 144,014 127,094 Grand total 475,430 399,856 413,828 470,934 442,347 398,311 350,200 371,430 425,096 391,794 413,928 343,975 SHIPPING. Vessels 662 600 (c) 613 (c) 617 (c) 616 (c) 446 (c) 395 (e) 373 (c)396 417 514 462 Tonnage 1,086,560 988.195 978,302 835,789 819,030 596,979 406,797 456.798 614,912 657,836 742,123 765,513 (a) Waterside consequently there ■workers’ strike, (b) Great War. (c) Including troopships. (d) will be some alteration in the totals when the definite quantities The statistics for the latter part of December are approximate, of cargo handled have been finally computed.