WELLINGTON PORT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 440, 24 February 1909, Page 8

WELLINGTON PORT.

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. ItETUK-NS FOR YEAR. The values of the chief exports': from ths port of Wellington for last.: year compare as follows (states the annual report of the Chamber of Commerce). Goods. !-'■■;lSs7-8. 19C6-7. ISCS-6. ISC4-5. ' wool and sheepkina : i;2M,928 1,8C2,199 1.6 M.617' i,350,245 : Frozen meat ... . .655,766 - 652,716 '.-602,839 583.521 - : Butter and r - • j,cheese. -' .... 330,830 445,416 - <33,370 ! Tallow ... 144,779 164,019 : 127,045 104,389 SS mp "■•••. , 227,129. -346,605 v 326,940 295,381: ' Other N.Z. pro- ■ v . , '. duc ? v: -. .190,734 ;! 249,534 , 211,905 ! 187,75S Total li.Z. pro* - >.- : - J ' - , •• villi ,' •••' 2,800,216, 3,711,631' 3,338>62 2,954,702!;' Re-exports... 71,647 146,637 ,: 3M44 31,544 Total ' ... 2;572,C63' 3,853,318 3,377,105 2.9E5.246 to®,,;- siwinkag 6 ,■. shown .-in v ■ the : value)! - of;! Wellington's , exports is at a, rate, of about' per, cent., against an' average reduction ■ lor.the Dominion of 18 per cent. ' This, how-:: ???■>' dore not imply that the falling-off at - this port;-is excessive,';but. that,' the valua- • tions.of all expprts at-Wellington were.'sub-)!. jected- to, a...ngordus,- and/careful'.revision,-! wnile it. ir known .that in .many, cases valuations at-other ports were far! in-excess of tha ultimately icalised. ' •

Import Trade. ■ • ■ Wellington's share in the import 'trade jf. the Dominion, , as. .shown in-.!tne!'gtneral il e ' - displa.ys a' heavier,' increase in the ...three years 'than that of any other'port. ™e. official-- quarterly/ returns ; , v publishSd-!iii. the Government Gazette •do not givo'iinyinformation;-, respecting ! ( the classes ■ of- goods imported,: bo that 'we havo "only total values to review. : , ..

.: The; progress of trade'; in recent years' ia well demonstrated by tho subjoined tables, in whichare given the values, apart; from ■ spccie, of- the exports and imports,-and the amounts of Customs • duties received at tho four chief ports of the 'Dominion duringthe'; ;■ last nine .years closing with. September,. 30,: ■ arrangedin/triennial; periods^ EXPORTS. Years. Wgfn. A'kl'nd. Ljt'lt'n. D'n'd'n,. / V'tol9ol-2; 6.698,076 " 7,569,964' ,190H to 1904-5 1 .8.528,561. 7,420,475 7,282,949 - 4,433,691 . 1905-6 to. 1907-8 10,024,897: 9,480,709 . 7,705,657 4,477,811 ■-v- V IMPOETS. ' V-S--'y -S ; Years.; .; _, ;Wet'n. A'kl'nd.'Lyt'lt'n.: D'n'd'a. J899-9 ■•'■to"; 1901-2~B,bUMvßi77|iM-:'5i459.956v6,09W6a. : '. : 1902-3 :to 1504-5 10,231,286 ; 9,374,290 6,276,595 6,195,973 =: .1905-6 - to : ,1907-8 13,728,721 12,076,370. ;.7,610,279 V 7,129,089 V.. ... _• CUSTOMS BEYEMJE. ! Years. ' ';' W'gfn. A'kl'nd: Lyflfn. DVd'n. 40 '■. v J9oi-Z': : " 9M.400 1,24^662: ; A JnSS" 51 1 * 953 ' 7501 ' 1.958.669 1,151,763. 1,267,281 'i. ■1905-6 :to 1907-8. ;2,374,906 , 2482,887. 1,348,105 : 1^2o!385" Tho expansion shown': in: the trade: and the : . favourable;vppsition Ellington:;: in:;': . the, comparison witlTother: ports, is very .sat-,' isfactory. . ... . ■ ' : v;.! V Shipping.

, . The ..following %ures': eive particulars of the shipping entered, at tho four chief .ports .of : the;■ Dominion ; during' ! the l years,-ended •- December 31, 1905, 1906, and' 1907' respectiy'elyi, :These totals represent tho combined figures of tho -official '.records.of- entries";'.'in- : - wards" and .entries l cbastwi&ej ,, because; iii the case of; ocoan-pomg vessels the arrival ig recorded; under, the heading of . "inwards" at tho.firstport ofc;illj and as "coastwiso": at'all subsequent'ports:—

' '■'.'' 19C5. . ' 1907.. . - •yfcsaels.Tcras.Tes&lßrTons. .Teasels; Tons." -3157 . 2,526,656,.3515 . 2,550.936 3472',2.687.741 ■A ck l nd.. 6630, ,1,410,081! 6438; 1,471,586 - 6821:' 1,469,23' Lyttelt'n ■ :.1630:'.1i770,456;:1713 ■ 1,954,576 : 1600 'il 913 481' Dunedin 629 •■ v 840,626 \ ; <624; 910.119: v 648, - 939,021 Wellington's preponderance in the aggregate .volume: of tonnago' is well maintained, .while ■) Auckland' still; :exceeds';~ greatly in' the : number of'.vessels.'--"'''';.■ ■'' ■■ '.'.-.v.: '■. • "