INCREASE IN NAPIER'S PORT TRAFFIC.
, .•. i (by teiegbaph—press association.):. .'•'.. :;■:., :: -■; ;,! Napier, • January r :l4. ','.'. • i The: annual' statement■' of •" accounts of'- the Napier Harbour Board discloses a very' prosperous year.','■ The debit ..balance increased from £1572 to £4681, but during the year no less a sum, than--£2l)ooo..:was spent on harbour works out of revenue, which showed an increase of £6303. The.rent account of the' board, ,as a result'of opening up the Whareb--maranui reserve, is increasing rapidly. The trade of the Breakwater shows a marked im- : provcment, 482,797 tons of shipping havjiig been berthed during the year, • au increase of : 66.000 tons, while the cargo and Jive stock" handled was greatly in excess of the 1907' figures: .In regard: to: the'poll for. the'proposed loan to complete the Breakwater, the chairman anticipated that in view of the very. buoyi)nt state,of the revonuo no' increase in, rate will' be'-.-necessary: .-' . ' ■'
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 5
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145INCREASE IN NAPIER'S PORT TRAFFIC. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 5
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