PORT OF WELLINGTON
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. A' GRATIFYING DfOBSASS, (Pee United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 25. The steady development of the port_ cl Wellington, both from the point of view of imports and exports, is strikingly illustrated by the statistics of the year ended September 30. The figures disclose _ a gratifying increase in - -regard to Empire and foreign trade, both inward and outward, but a falling off in Australian transhipments. The total tonnage of all classes of cargo increased from 987,589 tons to 1,055,576, op by 6.9 per cent. The principal increase was in British and foreign imports, which amounted to 109,480 tons, or 28.2 per cent. There was a decrease of 45,849 tons in Australian imports, mainly due to the reduction in coal imports, and also in the imports of hardwoods. Transhipments increased from 323,084 to 381,785, or 18.1 per cent.
A now record has been constituted for the Dominion In regard to the tonnage of vessels from overseas, and the exports and imports practically balance.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19957, 26 November 1926, Page 8
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