THE BREAKWATER TRADE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 14346, 26 October 1910, Page 2

THE BREAKWATER TRADE.

The figures relating to tho breakivatcr trade for the nine months ending September 30, which we have obtained from Air. Rennell, secretary to tho Harbour Board, are highly encouraging. The mini her of vessels entering and leaving the port, and their aggregate tonnage, show, oi course, a considerable reduction on last year’s ligurcs, lor the simple reason that during the lirst low mouths ol last year a daily service was maintained between Mutnroa and Oneiuinga, while iii the corresponding mounts this year the service was only tri-weekly. The actual iigures lor the two periods of nine inonliu ate;—l9lo, 28b vessels, aggregating 13-1.31)0 tons; 1909, 335 vessels, aggregating 100,071 tons. Apart Irolu the passenger service to and irom Oneluinga there has been a steady increase, as is shown in tho trade returns. Tho imports for the past nine months have amounted to 51,710 tons, and (he exports to 9124 tons, as compared with 43,429 tons and 8481 tons in the corresponding period last year, a total increase ol 8924 tons, equal to over seventeen per cent. In the same period the ordinary revenue of the port has increased from £7020 t) £7701, equal to over eight per cent., which, in view of the great loss of a large proportion of tho passengxr traflic in the earlier months oi tho year, must ho considered satisfactory. During tho last few months tho revenue from tho passenger trallie has made a marked recovery. Indeed, this and the steady cargo traffic from Auckland would seem to warrant tho early resumption of a tri-Wockly instead of bi-woekly service.