TRADE OF THE PORT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10575, 29 January 1906, Page 2

TRADE OF THE PORT.

lhe following statement showing the imports and exports of Gisborne during December was laid on the table at the Harbor Board meeting this afternoon:— Imports: 332,882 ft timber, 37± tons 6ugar, 67 sacks potatoes, 1060 sacks grass seed, 9| tons oatmeal, 80 sacks malt, 1798 sacks oats, 908 tons coal, 27 casks 697 bags cement, 456 sacks chaff, 247 sacks bran and pollard, 23 horses and cattle, 144 sheep and rams, 19 bales paper, 8 ton s salt, 142 cases kerosene, 105 sacks wheat, 150£ tons flour, 804 cases fruit, 9 tons lime, 201 packages tea, 140 cases 62 hogsheads 10 barrels 3 kilderkins,! keg beer, 15 cases wine, 321 cases 2 octaves 6 casks 13 quarter-casks spirits, 2720 posts and house blocks, 3022 bales wool (coastal), 1094 tons measurement. Exports : 12,974 carcases mutton, 5499 carcases lamb, 52 tons 12cwt meat sun. dries, 10 • tons manure, 75 cases preserved meat, 6472 bales wool, 96 casks pelto, 250 sacks grass seed, 1239 boxes butter. 63 sacks chaff, 118 sacks maize, 845 hides, 96 casks tallow, 25 casks casings, 615 sheep, 6 bulls and horses, 4831 sheepskins, 8088 ft timber, 297 cases fruit, 160 tons measurement.

A statement showing the trade of the year 1905 was also presented as follows: —

Imports: 4,240,012 ft timber, 622 tons sugary 8140 sacks potatoes, 4012 sacks grass seed, 116 tons oatmeal, 1170 sacks malt, 19,790 sacks oats, 9341 tons coal, 1520 casks and 8434 bags cement, 4413 sacks chaff, 2931 sacks pollard and bran, 244 horses and cattle, 2628 sheep and rams, 324 bales paper; 373 tons salt, 7329 cases kerosene, 260,706 bricks, 845 sacks wheat. 1554 i tons flour, 9072 cases fruit, 249 tons 8 cwt lime, 496 bales wool packs and corn .meks, 143 packages tea, 2042 cases 102 barrels 849 hogsheads, 23 kilderkins beer, 232 quarter casks, 695 cases 50 octaves wines, 220 quarter casks 3691 case. 120 octaves spirits, 42 556 posts, 9186 bales 575 pockets wool.' Exports: 226,222 carcases mutton, 60,681 carcases lamb, 1218 tons 5 cwt meat and sundries, 501$ tons manure, 1192 cases preserved meats, 28,773 bales 560 pockets wool, 1545 casks pelts, 4337 sacks grass se ed, 8151 boxes" butter, 27| tons bones and bonedust, 3494 sacks barley and oats, 2228 sacks chaff, 10.545 sacks' maize, 6935 hides, 2436 casks tallow, 125 casks and kegs casings, 5 sacks potatoes, 2254 pigs and sheep, bulls, and horses, 29,023 sheepskins, 100 boxes soap, 55,857 feet timber, 5 ton_f 8 cwt honey, .31 torus 13 cwt scrap iron, 890 cases fruit, 518 sacks linseed, 2772 tons measurement.