HARBOR AFFAIRS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1992, 30 January 1907, Page 2

HARBOR AFFAIRS.

TRADE OF THE PORT. Tho following statements, giving the monthly returns, showing tho imports and exports of Gisborne for tho November and December months wore placed on tho table at tho Harbor Hoard’s meeting on Monday afternoon : NOVEMBER. Imports: 727,023 ft timber, 6333 posts and house blocks, 5} tons lime, I-r casks and 226 bags cement, 143:) tens coal, 10 horses and cattle, 267 si'cop, 1)80 bales wool (coastal), 2227 sacks grass seed, 666 sacks potatoes, 2235 sacks oats, 630 sacks chaff, 19.5 sacks wheat, 120 sacks malt 2.-18 sacks Inan and pollard, 8} tons oatmeal, 185} tons of flour, 47J tons sugar, 1 tons salt 1 , 91 eases kerosene and benzine, 619 cases fruit, 40 hogsheads 123 cases 85 kilderkins 10 barrels 2 kegs beer and stout, 73 cases 4 qr. casks 4 octaves wines, 302 cases 17 qr casks 3 octaves spirits, 1628 tons measurement miscellaneous.

Exports: 1261 boxes butter, 9533 carcases mutton, 101 carcases lamb, 29 tons 1 cwt) meat sundries, 134 cases preserved meats, 23 casks pelts, 49 casks tallow, 534 hides, 4470 sheepskins, 35} tons manure, 4361 hales wool, 11 cattle and horses, 364 sacks glass seed, 75 sacks chaff, 244 cases and sack fruit, 300 tons measurement miscellaneous, DECEMBER. Imports: 237,957 feet timber, 869 posts and house blocks, 9} tons lime, 6 casks 59 bags cement', 401 tons coal, 16 horses and cattle, 185 sheep, 2594 halos wool (coastal), 459 sacks grass seed, 66 sacks potatoes, 1114 sacks oats, 523 sacks chaff, 70 sacks wheat, 120 sacks malt, 110 sacks bran and pollard, 7} tons oatmeal, 119} tons flour, 48} tons sugar, 40 tons salt, 628 cases kerosene and benzine, 583 cases fruit, 49 hogsheads 156 cases 15 barrels 9 kegs beer, 111 cases 2 qr casks 5 octaves wine, 477 eases 10 qr casks 150 octaves spirits,l699 tons measurement miscellaneous. Exports: 1240 boxes butter, 25 009 carcases mutton, 6712 carcases .lamb, 190 tons 17 cwt meat sundries, 8 cases preserved meats, 91 casks pelts, 200 casks tallow, 23 casks casings, 587 hides, 4330 sheepskins, 10 tons manure, 7330 bales. 50 pockets wool, 6 sheep, 11 cattle and horses, 230 sacks grass seed, 35 sacks maize, 6 sacks linseed, 57 sacks chaff, 6 sacks potatoes, 468 cases and sacks of fruit, 2000 bricks, 370 tons measurement miscellaneous. YEAR 1900. The following were the returns for the twelve months ended December 31, 1906: Imports: 5,413.308 feet timber, 699 tons sugar, 7057 sacks potatoes, 7532 sacks grass seed, 137 tons oatmeal, 1759 sacks malt, 21,326 sacks oats, 10,879 tons coal, 7094 bags, 1351 casks cement. 9093 sacks chaff, 2675 sacks bran and pollard, 249 horses and cattle, 3178 sheep and rams, 1681 tons flour, 336 tons salt, 9106 cases kerosene and benzine, 1422 sacks wheat, 6868 cases fruit, 9889 hales, 1247 pockets wool (coastal), 62,600 bricks. 2449 cases, 114 barrels, 515 hogsheads, 140 kilderkins and SO kegs beer, 774 cases, -770 casks, 37 qr casks wine, 4275 cases, 216 qr casks, 120 octaves, 2 hogsheads spirits, 47,062 posts and house blocks, 198 tons lime. 15,596 tons- measurement miscellaneous.

Exports: 251,748 carcases mutton, 74,122 carcases lamb, 1670 tons meat sundries, 2075 cases preserved meats, 33,317 hales and 1660 pockets wool, 1372 casks pelts, 2400 sacks grass seed. 4216 cases fruit, 4350 bricks, 8965 boxes butter, 584 tons manure, 24 tons bonedust, 183 sacks linseed, 883 sacks barley and oats, 1980 sacks chaff, 2149 sacks maize, 8452 hides, 2787 casks tallow, 223 casks casings, 72 sacks potatoes, 12.834 sheep, 156 horses and cattle, 38,201 sheepskins, 220 boxes soap, 104,036 feet of timber, 14 cwt zinc, 6 tons honey. 34fco tons measurement miscellaneous.