Cargoes Handled at Port of Otago in Past Six Months
Details of cargoes handled at the Port of Otago for the half-year ended on March 31, 1947, are set out in the following table. Compared with the same period last year, increases are evident in all but inward coastal cargoes, which are down by about 5000 tons. Small tonnages of trans-shipped goods are not shown: — INWARD. OUTWARD.
Coastal. Overseas. Coastal. Overseas. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Barley Beans and peas 61 — 214 295 478 Butter — — 23 141 Chaff, hay, and straw .. — — 101 440 Cheese 18 — - 36 Coal — — 5 480 Coke 14 273 — ■ — Fish (frozen and fresh) — 193 — 8 Fruit (preserved) 207 484 1 Fruit (fresh) 473 1,057 — “ Hemp (fibre and tow) .. Hides .. , .. — . — 188 11 527 — 33 60 Manure (artificial) 464 20,377 137 16,278 Meat (frozen) .. : .. ’ .. . — — Milk products 103 ' — 163 101 Motor spirit, kerosene .. 14 23,302 913 16 Oats • • • • — — 965 (30 205 • Oat products Pelts .. .. 167 739 5 Pollard and bran .. .... — — 911 — Rabbits (frozen) — . — 852 Seeds • • • • 10 20 668 1,156 Skins (sheep) 15 — 4 497 Skins (rabbit) .. .. • • 64 — — 312 Sugar .. . 4,237 — 10 511 Tallow ' .. .. • • 7 — — Timber (hardwoods) .. — 1,006 3 , — Timber (softwoods) * .. 185 1,143 19 — Wheat .. .... — 5,813 484 — Wines, spirits, and beer Wool .. .... 435 176 333 2 7,039 99 12,251 All other goods 44,355 28,355 27,672 2,349 Totals 51,532: 82,358 40,727 36,878 Total for same period last v ■ 37,337 26,071 year 56,629 67,299
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26442, 22 April 1947, Page 9
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