WHARFAGE EARNINGS
Comparative Figures for Napier An ' increase of £875 in the earnings of the wharfage and harbour. master's departments of the Napier .Harbour Board for the 11 months ended August 31, 19.37, is shown in, . the monthly report to the board presented this morning by the secretary, Mr V. E. Sanders. While a substahtial increase is apparent in the wharfage from imporfs in comparison -for ' the . corresponding -. period pf the previous year, a drop is shown in exports. Following is a comparison: —
Imports and exports for the same period, together with figwres for the corresponding- period in the last 'two years were - 1936-7-1935-6 1934-5 InipoL'ls : . ' General Cargo w(lons) 71,1-19 66.6S3. 57,559 ■ Coal and Coke (tons) 16,972 13,829. 16,669 Coal (Governmeiil) ... 7,907 3,962* 1,052 . Exports: General Carc? (tons) 19,345 16,155 1G.506 Wool, sklns, fiax, herup and tow (bales) ... 131,677 145,216 99,430 Beef (tons) 1,995 3,069 6,300 Mutton (carcasses) ... 257,888 259,894 325,633 Lainb (carcasses) ...... 967,389 862,084 854,008 Tallow, pelts and hides (tons) ......... 5,581 5,129 5,203 - Dairy Produce (tons) 4,169 5,093 4,335 Fruit (tons) — 2/785 1,272 During the period under review the registered tonnage of shipping in the port, excluding) Jighterage trips and removals show a drop. In 1936-37 the number of registered toils was 489,583, while in 1935-36 it was 522,743, and in 1934-35 the total was 518,255 tons.
1936^37' 1935-36 £ £ Wharfage — imports ... 23,405 21,219 Wharfage— exports ... 24,084 : 25,572 Berthage 4,108 3,846 Storage ' 525 - 457 Sundries 4,990 3,873 Cargo Handling ...... 1,976 2,348 Harbour-mstr's fees 10,903 11,729 Totals ' 69,955 69,080
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 209, 20 September 1937, Page 6
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