SHIPPING TONNAGE.
GISBORNE RANKS AS SIXTH PORT. Gisborne now holds the position as sixth port in the colony, judged by the bulk of its shipping. The figures are : Port Tons Wellington ... ... ... 1,350,395 Lyttelton ... ... ... 1,116,494 Auckland 692,622 Dunedin ... ... - ... 449,649 Napier ... ... ... 440,053 Gisborne ... ... ... 351,357 Onehunga ... 115,418 Thames ... ... ... 133,358 New Plymouth ... " ... 173,021 Wanganui ... ... ... 112,336 Picton ... ... ... 252,092 Nelson ~ ... ... ... 227,505. Westport ... ... ... 336,000 Greymouth 199,032 Tirnaru ... ... ... 253,037 Oamaru ... 120,387 Invercargill and Bluff ... 172,433 In 1900 there were 431 entries of vessels at Gisborne, the orews aggregating 14,347 men.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 113, 22 May 1901, Page 4
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