RECENT TARIFF HAS ITS EFFECT?

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19243, 3 December 1930, Page 5

RECENT TARIFF HAS ITS EFFECT?

FOREIGN IMPORTS SHOW DECREASE AT LYTTELTON

A decrease of one-third in the products of foreign countries imported through Lyttelton is revealed in the cargo statistics for November, 1930. The total foreign tonnage imported was 10,353, compared with 15.966& for November, 1929, a difference of 5613 i tons. Much of this decline is doubtless due to the recent tariff impositions on foreign importations and to the general depression. On the other hand, exports to foreign countries have increased from 247£ tons to 482 tons. Goods coming through Lyttelton from British ports have also decreased, the figures being 7941 tons for last month and 8489 tons for November, 1929. Though the exports to British ports have decreased, they represent about seven times the tonnage exported to.foreign countries. The total tonnage handled at the port last month was 56,320, as against 57.886 J for the corresponding period of last year. Details are as follows: Imports. Nov., 1930. Nov., 1929. Tons. Tons. From British ports .. 7,941 5,489 From foreign ports .. 10,353 15,966 i From int.-col. ports .. 5,565 2,808 From coastal ports .. 11,673 13,279£ Totals 35,532 40,543 Exports. To British ports 2,901 3,041 To foreign ports .... 482 247£ To int.-col. ports 222 367 To coastal ports 17,031 13,6552 Totals 20,636 17,311 Transhipments. Coastal to coastal . . 12 172 Overseas to coastal .. 140 15 Totals 152 322 Total tonnage handled 56,320 57,8862 Only ten vessels, representing a tonnage of 52,086, from foreign ports entered Lyttelton last month. Fourteen (total 71,421 tons) came in in November, 1929. The total number of trading vessels was 125, aggregating 141,891 tons, compared with 135 ships aggregating 160,283 tons, in November, 1929. There were 111 coastal vessels *hs against 116, and four inter-colonial as compared with five in November, 1929. Three vessels arrived from the United Kingdom and six from the United States of America. Three ships left for the United Kingdom, three for the United States, and three for Australia.