LARGE EXPORT INCREASE

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1930, Page 14

LARGE EXPORT INCREASE

DIRECT SHIPMENT OF PRODUCE.

GREATER OVERSEAS CARGOES. ,

The outstanding feature of the. year at the port waa’ the large increase in the exports, which totalled about 49,825 -tons.- The direct shipment of dairy produce and other refrigerated ca,rgo was the cauep of thia increase. Last year oversea* vessels took 34,456 tone of cargo, ! but in 1930 the amount had risen by over 25 per 1 cent, to 43,117 tons. This large increase in direct shipment* of produce is reflected in the number of overseas vessels which visited the port. This year 41 vessels, an increase of 10 on last year, carried Taranaki dairy produce from New Plymouthi ■ v.;

In previous years .an appreciable amount of dairy produce was shipped coastwise to large, overseas vessels at Wellington, and in; 1929.88.5 per cent, 'of the butter and-87 per cent, of the eheese w'ent from: New Plymouth in' by direct ship. This, year ©9 15-16 per 'cent, of the butter and about 95 per cent, of the cheese was sent direct. -No dairy produce, however, has been shipped coastwise since; April, so it seems probable that, in future the export of dairy produce will be practically all direct. ’ During tbe year 316,919 boxes of butter (including the Port Huon’s allot-ment)-have been spnt away from New .Plymouth by overseas vessels. This figure represents an increase of -nearly one-third on last year’s direct exports of butter, as during 1929 only 225,661 boxes left, the port direct. , /<. ~j > A record direct export of cheese is revealed in the year’s figures. An increase. of ‘ 33,629 crates,; or about- . 16 per cent. on . the 1929 cheese exports,' was sent from the port by; direct ship--ment.; . Inn' 193 d • 237,64! crates; (incluZ sive '-pf the "Port Huon’s ■:allotment); exported, while, in 1929 the figure wa* only crates. - " '// /> i. During the first four months of the :.year,.the three shipments ,of dairy ..pro-, duca/thatt were :sent to Wellington for ;transhipment' vvere as follows :—r. ; . . Butter Cheese ' (boxes) (crates) ■Eurrey (January 3) .. '214 Rangitikei (April 22) . 6697 Port Fairy (April 26) 6856 Totals 214 10,<553 LARGER VESSELS IN PORT INCREASE OF TONNAGE IN'YEAR. TWO SHIPS OVER 12,000 TONS. Although there has been a decrease in the number of overseas vessels trading to the port this year there has been an increase in the average tonnagp of the ships. In. 1929 71 overseas vessels put in at the port, but this year only 65 have arrived, but. there is a probability that , this number will be increased to 67 by the arrival of the Huntingdon on December 31 and the WaikaiVa on December 30. The average tonnage of the overseas ships trading at New Plymouth has risen from 7626 in 1929 to 7905 this year. Tonnage records have been broken this year, first by the arrival of the lonic (12,352 tons) and later by the Tamaroa 12,354 tons. However, the general tendency - appears to be towards larger - vessels. The total overseas tonnage, including that of the Huntingdon and the Waikawa, will this year be 530,487- tone, but last year when the number of vessels calling was four less the total was 541,423 tons. Some idea of the larger vessels trading at the port may be gained from the following table:— - ■ , . 1929 1930

The followin’tatte-gives particulars--of the. overseas vessels that have-called at the port during the past 12 months and-of the cargoes they have discharged and loaded:- . . ‘ sj ‘ Eluded

* The December figures are, inclusive of the .overseas vessels Port Huon, Huntingdon and the Waikawa; one intercolonial and one coastal- / vessel, dye . before,- the - yhd of the .

Over 12,000 tons . 1 2 Over 11,000 tons ...... 4 7 Over 10,000 tons ...... ' 8 13 Over 9000 tons . , ..... 15 16 Over 8000 tons ..... 39 38

ErTotal in exports ; .. »&• '* Gross Draught ports ports Trade Butter, Cheese, Meat Date ■ Vessel ' ‘ Tonnage ft. In. Tom . Tons Tpns ■ Boxes Crates Fr’ghts .. 81'79 19 8 —. 1508 1508 ' 15,000 9005 12,917 j-aru ■ 1—’ron jwarwiii • • • • • ■ 2435; 2485 ■. .Tan ' 3—jvonysios Sfat&atos. 5054 19 0 Jan. 8—Cornwall , ,-'10,669 . 24 0 . 1613 ' '679 2393 2300 ■■ 2512 10,992 Jan. 10—dUurutaka 8997 1 20 6 1194 123-0 General Jan. 22—Mahana. ,x 8740 23 9 - •—“ 1715 171'5 20,0001 6918 1'7,097 Jan. 24—Tura.kina ...> 8565 18 6 . 1096 1096 12,998 75'24 4086 f-». '27— ciarlbury ....... 4691 15 0 2126 —- 2126 -—•■ 31—West Loquassak* 5644 23 6 —• w—— . ——« • — '. ■ Teb. 6—Hermlnius v Feb. 6—Port . Denison ..... Feb. 7 —Frances' Massey ; x 10,3'89. 20 3 .—1 628 62'8 401'3 3932 6725 ' .x 81'91 21 6 1S7T, 1377 12,0'83 7319 12,407 4212 14 6 819 819 . Feb. 7—Karamea • .., 8281 33 0 • 864 864 2100 3252 18,415 Feb. 21— Argyllshire ’..... . 11,949 24 5 — 409 409 13,369 Feb. 27—Cumberland ... 11,446 .21 11 L 7240 I' 7240 10,070 9510 735 March 2—Miner! c .•* 4713 16 1 976 —.— 976 —: — ——• ' March 3—Port'Brisbane . . ., 8315 23 0 2191 1410 3601 5018 9717 14,670 .March 9 —Largo Law .x 4005 16 10 : 2060 2060 . March 17—Port Victor > March 24—Pakeha. ■■■ March ; 28—Winton 7280 19 3 1857 1332 3189 7373 3171 . 27,067 ., 7899 24 S —.— 1285 1235 10,827 5827 15,536 ... 437'8 22 10 1756 ■ 1756 . April 1—Waihemo : .. 5627 . 16 9 1201 — 1201 —— April -7—Kia Ora April 9—Port Hobart .... .. SOSO 25 0 3S55 ■ 425 ■ 4280 4134 .„ 7488 . 23 4 683 683 4623 —- 20,349 April 17—Hertford . 10,965 17 6 760 760 13,294 2568 April 27—Port Hardy .-... • «j 8 i Oj 23 3 2009 897 2906 4604 16,24b . ' lay' 2—Maimoa .4 801.1 24 0 .893 893 9802 3761 UNO'S 1 Way 7— Kairanga ...... 2*830 16 10630 . ——. ■ 636 ’ —— , . • May 9—Antonio ..•••••• May 15—Taranaki .., 5225 25 0 3936 . —_— S‘93-6 —■■■■■■■* —— .. 8287 23 0 • , — 1221■1221 83'3'7 . 9268 . 5348 May 26—Norfolk : . Juno 7—Hororata *- ■- ,, 10,973 20 6 . -- . ,732 732, , '2904 . 18,877 . 11,243 22 0 1535 i266 • 2801 43’8'7 8105,.- 13,6'82 Juno 7—Mahana v•••• .. 8740 23 9 ——•.. 1400 1400 20,393' 5968 .11,759 . Juno 23—Golden Cloud ,. ., 56'73 15 0 650 .» ... ... 1 ,650 4 — ' ' June 27—Westmoreland . .. - 9512 2-2 0 — .1385 1385 8546 7209 15,1'13 ■July 3—Ferndale ....... ... 9670 24 6 . 818 '818. — .6128 .12,224 ’ July 11—Port Plrie .. . 7316 ' 21 5 . — 1105 ■ 1105 10,017 6535 10,161 • July; 17—Waihemo . .’• • .• • .. 5627 17 ' 0 . 827 — 827 ■. —_ . , July 18 —Port-Fremantle '; .. ' 8072 23 6 . —- 1110 .1110 265.3 7535 15,942 July 20—Argyllshire .. 11,949 24 6 2206. 277 2483 554 55 • 92'80 July 21—Astoria ....... ., 4454 20 0 3501 — 3501 > f. ' r Aug 14—Bemuera ..... . 11,158 25' 0 1390 622 ., 2012 19,717 Aug. 16— Lady. Lewis .... .. 4-99'7 21 0 2536 — 253'6 — Aug. 24 —Walkawa • • • .Sept? 5—Mamilius ..”5677 21 0 ■ '889 —.— 889— ■ —-■ -. — .. . 8090 2i ‘6 — —- 903 9(13 9165 3996 12,292 Sept. 10—Soloy ......... .. 4545 21 0 ■1074 1074 'i- '. .5-988 . 12,1-34. Sept.: 14—Ionic ..12,352 23 9 833 ' Sept. 27—Port Caroline ,...8308 , 22 0 '836 83'6- 8002. < 6711.. 922 ; Sept. 37—Fern wood .. 4965 17 8 r ‘ 758 —: —’ 758 ■ . . -—. Oct. 9—Zealandlc ....... .. 8281 22 7 • .952 952 . 60pG . 8006 , 3'903 Oct. 12—Antiope >.!.... .. ,4545 ' 16 6 1375 —.—. 1375 .. — L—. , ——, ' Oct.' 17—Ruaihine ..’....'.. .Oct. 18—Hertford ..: 10,893 24 7 1243 1243 16,411 . . 7004 6074 10,923 19 3 ' ■ 186.2 77'7 -' 26'319 ■ 6040 ' .7398 . . ■ . 180 . Oct. 23—Waihemo ., 5627 20 3 36'9 . — , 36'9 —— • ——' ‘ Oct. 23—Port Brisbane .. .. 8315 22 2 * — 804 ' 801 .4085 ' 393'9 13,217 ; Nov. 10—Ferndale 9670 22 O' . 1937- . 3 06 2243 10,411. , Nov. 14 —Barrdalo ....5027 15 8 . .2931 ■ , 2931 —’ ■ . — Nov. 16—Port Nicholson .... 8402 20 - 6 1336 1336'...7610 9969,; , OSOC Nov. 21—Golden West’ ,..'. . 5866 18 0 . 831 831 ; Nov. 22—Mahla ......... .., 7914 23 0 ._ _ ■ 782. 782 , 2663. ( 5273 6394 Nov. 23—BorgesLid ;■ ....3924 ■17 8, 1613 — 1613. — • ; Nov.' 28—Tamaroa .. ,. 12,354 25 0 1174 11'74 15,000 80-20 1559 Dec. 5—Port v ‘JIunter '..... .. 8437 20 3 1385, 1285 70-36 9189 12,784 Dec. 7—Tongariro ...... .. 8728 20 0 ' ‘ "«* 1134 1134 *.9522 <8027' 6357 Dec. 13 —Karamea ! 8281 21 0 -— 1361 1361 6018 8037 17,063 Dec. 18—Turakina , ...' 8565 18 6 921 921 ,2847 531'3. 14, Q00 +Dec. - 27 —Port Huou ... ... • 8021 , 1 — 1439 1439 12,000 . 8000 -18,500 * No cargo handled. Put into' port, owing to 'the death of the . master,, 'CaptainForsyth.. •Mine Bdrt'Huon is now scheduled - to load on December 27. Two other overseas vessels are due on ; December 30, the Waikawa (5677 tons) will bring 750 tons of imports-.and the Huntingdon '(10,951 tons) which will not start loading until January. ' t ./ SUMMARY OF TRADE MONTH BY MONTH. . . 1 Total Overseas Agg. 1 Overseas Imports Exports Total Month Vessels , Vessels Tonnage Agg. Tonnage . ■ -;'i ■-■ ■ ' Trade January ...........i' 31 '• ' 8 ■77,748 60,53'9 13,609 ' ' 5-762 19,371 February .. . '•, 31 6 72,759 ■ 54,468 *'.,799 '5052 11,851 6 ■ 5 3 > 4 36, 590 14,367 4539 . '.13,906 April 35 May' ...... 30, K 67,432 40,815 15,162 . 4344 19,506 5 52,651' 35,326 10,902 . 3395 . 14,297 4 52,292 S3, 168 9492 4581 .14,073 . ■ July .. 7. ri'.... . -s • ' 39 ‘ ■ 6; ■ 72,427. 47,088 14,969 3710 18,6(9 August .............i ’ 32 3 ' ... ' 43,554 21,832 .13,51'1 , 11'15 . 14,626 . September. ; 27.-. October. .' 33 * November 27 • 5 ■' 6 . ■' 51,495; >71,894 65,437 "■ .38,260 , ’ ' . 148,5'84 53,157 6102 | 2'918 9020 10,005 ' 4254 14,259. '■11,'256, '• ' 401'5> ■ ' ; ' 15,271 75,472 .. ’58,660 ' 6981 ’ 6140 13,121;