A RECORD YEAR
SHIPPING AT SYDNEY. BIG TRADE KE VENUE KIM . SYDNEY, July 2". The volume of shipping which entered the port of Sydney during the year ended June 30 last was the high est in the history of the port. Imports increased considerably. The improvement in the volume of trade was reflected in the wharfage revenue de rived. Although the rates have not been altered, the increase in revenue from overseas trade amounted to 22 per cent, more than that of the previAn analysis of the oflicial record of the Sydney Harbour 'Trust reveals that the tonnage of shipping that entered Sydney Jiust year was 17,586,164 tons, which exceeded the figure of 1927, the previous record year, by 1,059,.366 tons.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 169, 22 July 1935, Page 7
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121A RECORD YEAR Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 169, 22 July 1935, Page 7
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