THE PORT.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1920, Page 3

THE PORT.

REMARKABLE EXPANSION. RECORD YEAR'S WORKING. MOKE ACCOMMODATION IMPERATIVE. At the meeting of the New mouth Harbor B6ard yesterday, the chairman, Mr. Newton King, presented his annual report as follows: In placing before you the accounts and statistical returns for the year 1919, it gives me great pleasure to point out the increased trade of the port and the consequent increase in the revenue.

The imports show a slight decrease of 1047 tons, while the exports show a large increase of 13,710 tons, the figures for 101!) being 3-2,347 tons, while those for 1918 were 15,037 tons.

The exports for 1911). are not, however, normal figures, the increase being to a large extent due to shipments of accumulation o , held up during the period of the great war.

Now that Uie war _is over, the trade of the port should increase, and I am looking forward to a great expansion in the near future, which will necessitate more accommodation at the port, and the board must push on with all possible speed the works now in hand in order to cope with the trade. The port revenue received during thr year amounted to £14,421 15s, as against £12.1 "3 9s Id in 1918, an increase of £2268 5s lid.

The Working Account shows a nett profit of £861!) 9s 7d. while the figures for 1918 were £4804 14s Id. an increase of £3914 los 6(1. The total ordinary revenue received in the general account bv the board for the past 16 years is as follows:

Amount. Year. £ s <3 1904 10 835 18 8 1905 10.7C0 11 5 1906 . i3.0n.-i is r> 190 i • 14.e1.' 3 4 1908 15.406 10 2 1209 10,470 4 7 1910 12,677 3 2 1911 10.823 12 8 1912 11.WW 0 4 1913 22 1914 13.240 10 5 191,* ................ - ll.Ot), 5 ,! 1916 11,505 18 4 1917 13,019 12 7 1918 12,153 S 1 1919 14,421 15 II

1919 WAN ACCOUNT. During the year a poll of ratepayers was taken in the rating area under the provisions of the New Plymouth Harbor Board Empowering Act, 1918, on a proposal to borrow a sum of money not exceeding £300,000, and the proposal was carried by an overwhelming majority. Authority was obtained from the Finance Minister to raise the fim portion of the loan of £50,000. of which £) 6,300 has already been received by sales of Debentures bearing- interest at 5% per cent. The account is temporarily overdrawn to the extent of £1471 13s Bd, but provision has already beer made to meet this by fur her sales.

BREAKWATER PROTECTION. Very little expenditure bas been made on this work during the /rar, the cost only amounting to £0 7s 3d.

THOMAS KING. This vessel is no longer used as a dredge, having been converted into a stone barge, and is now being lised for tipping stone on the line of the breakwater extension. The expenditure on tha vessel, principally for alterations, has been £6Ol 7s 8d- The actual cost of tipping the stone has been charged up to the Breakwater Extension.

DREDGE PARITUTU. With the exception of the time lost in Wellington when undergoing her annual overhaul, this vessel has been continuously at wcrtk in the harbor and* has removed a total quantity of 245,720 tons of spoil from the fairway, swinging basin, and inshore berth. The boulders and hard material were tipped on the line of the breakwater extension and the balance deposited at sea. The cost of removal (including the annual overhaul) amounted to £9455 7k 9d. giving! an. average cost per ton of 953 d. Particulars of dredging by the Paritutu for the past nine years:— Total Cost K" Year. Tons. cost Ton. £ s. d. 'I 1811 155.250 5,748 IS 1 887 2912 279,200 6,911 17 7 594 ' 1913 256,600 8.128 '2 S 7CO 1914 295,200 10,332 17 9 840 1915 239,600 8,142 13 5 8.11 1916 240,400 7.582 16 1 798 1917 204,801) 8.4115 3. 2 995 1918 158,800 8 524 ,4 9 12.88 1919 245,720 9,455 7 9 9.23

WHARF. Reptirs to the wharf during the year have been fairly extensive, and the sum of £1387' 13s Id has been expended thereon. BUILDINGS, PLANT AND MACHINERY, The expenditure under this heading for the year has been £4048 6d, most of it being on now plant required in connection with the harbor extension scheme. Sales of old plant and material during the year amounted to £257 2s Bd.

ENDOWMENTS. During the year section No. 10, Mt. Eliot Reserve, was leased and the build ing thereon was sold to the lessee, while three sections in Kawau Pa Reserve were also leased at satisfactory rentals. The whole of Kawau Pa Reserve is now leased and there are only nine unlet sections in Mt. Eliot, out of the original 42. WHARFAGE AND DUES. The following is a table of the above during the past sixteen.years:—

SHIPPING AT THE PORT.

SOME INTERESTING ETGUEES. The number of vessels arriving at the port during the year are approximately the same as for the past two years, but the nett tonnage shows a large increase, due to the larger class of vessel entering the port, and to the fact that seven ocean liners have berthed at the wharf during the year. The direct shipments of frozen meat, etc., amounted to 4770 tons, made up as fpllowa;—

Frozen meat 3987 tons i Tallow 402 „ Wool 125 „ Sundries 258 „

Total 4770 „ The meat was made up as follows: — Mutton 89,013 carcases Lamb 21,738 „ Beef 20,623 quarters

The whole waß equal to 148,621 freight carcases, and was taken in sis vessels, the seventh vessel, the s.s. Orissa, having called for the refinery plant, sold to the Anglo-Persian 'Oil Co., and was taken to the Persian Gulf.

Returns for the past sixteen years are as follows:-

LAND REVENUES. The amount received during the year under this heading was £2,!>70 10s 7d This represents payments for the quarters ending December 31, 1 918, and March 31. 1919. Tho amounts for the June and September quarters have not yet been paid over to the board by the Government, although several applications have been made to the department for the money. A comparison with previous years is therefore out of tin question. Table of land revenue for the past sixteen years:— Amount Year £ s d. MM 3,209 14 11 1905 2,912 17 11 1906 3,79.9 7 6 lf">7 3,824 9 2 1908 3,152 10 11 1 ;, 09 2,909 2 3 WO 4,SSI 10 4 191 4,082 17 10 1912 3,122 14 t> 191'°' 4,067 1.1 4 1914 4,GBt; 17 II 1915 0,228 17 8 1916 7.G52 17 4 ] fl l 7 8,677 14 1 1918 r l t j ;! s 1;{ ll( 1919 (six mouths) 2,970 10 1

SINKING FUND, 1909 LOAN. This fund continues to grow steadily, and now stands at £37,970 2s, of which £32,400 is on mortgage, £3OOO in the New Zealand Government War Loan at 4i per cent., and the balance lying at the board's bankers, for which an investment is awaiting. MEMBERS. During the year an 'election of members representing boroughs was held, and resulted in the return of Mr. C. A. Wilkinson (unopposed) for the Eltham-Stratford-Inglewood combined districts, and Messrs C. E. Bellringer :ind J. S. Connett were elected for the New Plymouth Ward.

STATEMENT SHOWING "VESSELS, DRAUGHT, TONNAGE, ETC., WHICH ENTERED THE PORT DURING 1919:

I 4 O bl) 3 Name. $ c. 8 •n £ © *§> £ "So 2 o 'A ft G ft. In. Whakatane .... 8375 5438 1 20 6 Kla Ora 8030 ijiefi 2 21 0 Matatua 8013 520!) 1 10 0 Waiwera 6237 4025 1 20 0 Karamea 5627 3466 1 20 0 Orissa 5436 3525 1 17 0 Hakanoa 2246 1393 2 17 6 Kaiapol 2003 1247 2 16 0 Walporl 1919 1229 1 17 6 Kgakuta 1776 931 1 17 0 Kaka.po 1521 919 1 17 0 Kamona 1425 903 1 17 0 Olaucus 1320 BS4 1 10 6 Corinna 1271 812 24 14 6 Kittawa 1247 70S 3 14 6 Mnlaita 121" 511 1 14 0 Kokiri 1214 719 2 14 6 I'oheru.a 117", 749 3 It 'i Kahika 1148 516 9 14 0 Ngatoro 1137 583 3, 15 0 Kini 1122 702 3 14 6 Ncahcro M9il 556 2 15 (I Jiaiaiva 11172 451 103 13 6 Karamu 934 453 4 13 0 Kmvhai 792 4D4 5 13 0 Rosamond 721 462 5 13 6 lie-stilus r,SS 227 3 13 0 Aupouri 403 220 4 11 6 Walmca 454 209 1 12 0 Wal'send 426 201 1 10 G Kimu 411 I'll 12 10 6 Alexander 377 ISS 5 11 0 Arapawa 2l>l 128 6 10 C Kuril 267 198 9 19 6 Invcrcaritill 224 123 1 9 0 Bailen Powell .. 174 72 33 9 6 Mail a 162 77 1 8 6 Wetore 80 45 1 7 6 Tufctia 19 6 5 5 0 SAILING VESSELS.

White Pine 570 467 L 13 6 Tbiasher 515 462 i 18 6 NEWTON KING, Chairman. MEMBERS' VIEWS. OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE. Mr. King, in the course of some comments on the trade of the port during the past year, referred to its development and the increase in the traffic handled, and expressed satisfaction at the return! tabulated. He coagratu-

lated the district on the position of affairs and also expressed appreciation of the services of the Board's officers and staff.

During the course of a brief discussion members expressed keen satisfaction with' the report. The increased trade was favorably commented upon, and reference was made to the fact that the ordinary revenue was a record for the past ten years. The financial position of the Board was regarded as extremely satisfactory, especially the working profits of £8619 for last year, an increase of £3814. -Members referred to the record trade of the port last year, and the opinion was expressed that it was imperative that the new works should be pushed on with the utmost speed in order to provide accommodation for the increased oversea shipping which would come in the near future.

HARBOR DEVELOPMENT.

ENGINEERS ANNUAL REPORT. Mr. J. Blair Mason submitted the following report to the New Plymouth Harbor Board yesterday for the year ended December 31st., 1919: DREDGING, The work done by the si s. Pari'„utu during the past year, has consisted in maintaining the depths in the fairway and at the wharf and in the widening of the swinging basin. On the representations of the Harbormaster, it was decided to widen the swinging basin, making the width from the edge of the wharf, 050 feet, and thus giving ample iurning room for the larger vessels visiting the port. The total quantity of spoil lifted by the vessel was 245,720 tons. Of this quantity, 240,750 tons were dumped at sea. The remainder, consisting principally of clay and stony material amounting to 4800 tons, was deposited on the line of the brtakwater. Also 170 tons of boulders. The total cost of operating and maintaining the vessel amounted to £9455 7 s 9d, the average cost per cubic yard of material lifted being 0.43 d. From the 10th May to the 15th June the dredge was in Wellington for annual inspection and overhaul, which amounted to £3340 7s lid. During the year it became imperative to renew the bucket belt. Prices were called for the buckets, and these ranged between £OO to £BO per bucket, not less than two and a half time* the prewar value. An alteration in the design, however, enabled the old discarded steel bottoms to be used over again, and thereby superior to the old ones. The buckets are being renewed as required at an average cost of £25 each. . A spare top tumbler, worm wheel for hoisting engine, bucket pins, bushes and link bushes have been ordered from the makers in England.

HARBOR EXTENSION WORKS. At the April meeting of the Board, authority was obtained to proceed with the proposed works,' subject to the carrying of the poll by the ratepayers. Detail plans of the .works, consisting of the breakwater extension and Moturoa wall, were duly prepared and submitted to the Marine Department for the approval of the Governor in Council, which was duly obtained on the flth August. It was arranged to start operations by opening out the quarry at the Fishing Rock, and repairing and overhauling the necessary plant, consisting of railway, trucks, cranes, and equipment of the Thomas King fis a stone barge. The repairs to the crlne9 were of an extensive nature. The boilers of the 25-ton and 5-ton cranes were condemned, and after much difficulty and delay tlirough the railway restrictions and scarcity of material, ft second-hand certificate boiler of the necessary size was obtained for the 25-ton crane, and repairs carried out to the 5lon crane boiler. An examination of the 40-ton crane disclosed serious internal corrosion of the tubular legs of the jib, and was condemned by the Government Inspector in August, thus putting the crane out of commission for the remainder of the year. The. jib was sent, to Wellington to have the defective parts made good, and will be early available for lifting tlia heavy stone needed in the breakwater extension.

THOMAS KING. In the important work of laying the apron of stone over the sandy bottom in line of tile breakwater, use has been made of the Thomas King. Four tipping carriages were fitted on the vessel which received the skips or boxes, each holding 5 tons of rubble, and £0 tons of rubble were deposited each trip. In September the first load was difcharged, and up to the end of the year 3480 tons of stone have been laid. The work done by the Thomas King, in conjunction with that done by the Paritutu (amounting to 8450 tons solid material), is effecting a continual shoaling over the site of the breakwater exten* sion- The average decrease in depth shown bv the Harbormaster's soundings, between' November 14th and December 12th. amounts to 2.45 feet (nearly 2A feet). To get the utmost benefit from the Thomas King, alterations are now being effected so as to enable the vessel to carry up to 40 tons per trip and at the same time be able to load her faster than heretofore.

MOTUROA ISLAND' WORKS. The initial works at Moturoa Island were those of a landing and the construction of men's quarters, which were commenced in August. At the same time tilt! driving of two tunnels was started, one for the purpose of getting stone to close the sap between the island and the Whareumn rocks, and the .other to secure a quarry floor for the subsequent- operations of laying the apron and building the. wall between the island and the breakwater. The first tunnel was fired 011 17th October, bringing down a mass of stone, estimated at 3500 tons. The bulk of the htone was projected and fell into the water alon? the line of the Whareumu gap wall. A second tunnel was driver, about the same place, a distance of 24 feet, am! fired on New Year's Day. dislodging (i mass of stone estimated at 1.1.000 tons. This quantity, added to that obtained from the former blast, will go a lonft way towards the closing of the gap/ anil increase the shelter at the landing. The stone is of good quality for the work required, being heavy and compact, and obtainable in large blocks, if necessary.

WORKSHOP AND PLANT. For the purposes of the extension works and also for the general repair of the dredge and plant, it was decided to establish a workshop by the aid of which most of the repairs can be effected, and the general ironwork required in connection with the quarries and running plant, turned out. In November an advantageous purchase was made of the tools required, consisting of forges,

steam hammer, lathes, etc-, and these will be erected whenever the necessary labor can be obtained.

LOCOMOTIVE. It was found necessary to have a second locomotive, and, as the old one in the shed was past repairing, a new one of Class D was purchased from the Railway Department at Timaru for £BSO. The Government Machinery Department required certain alterations to comply with their regulations, and arrangements were made with the Railway Department to have these carried out at their workshops at Addington. The locomotive is now ready for shipment to New Plymouth. MOTOR LAUNCH.

A motor launch, 35 feet long and fitted with 18-20 h.p. engine, was purchased in Auckland for £320. The launch is used to attend to the works »t Moturoa Island, also as a pilot boat.

[ LABOR. In common with other local bodies, the hampering influence of the present scarcity of labor has been experienced," and further aggravated by the dearth of housing accommodation. In not a few Instances, suitable men with families have been deterred owing to the latter difficulty. As it is desirable to secure married men for these works, it is hoped, failing the erection of sufficient tvorkmen's homes by the Government, power will be granted to harbor boards fo provide the want. The suggestion was made that a number of the officers' hutments at Trentham and Featherston might be secured, but, on the advice of the Minister of Defence; the matter was dropped. Early in December it was decided to erect buildings to accommoiate up to 24 men, but these have been delayed owing to shortage of carpenters to carry out the work, and also to the difficulty in obtaining timber and the necessary joinery.

WfIARF. The condition of the wharf is only fair and will require considerable renewal of piles and beams and walings In the near future. Totara timber, whenever it is obtainable, is being used for all under water works. The difficulty of getting supplies of suitable litfiiber has been felt. Supplies of Muntz metal, for pile sheathing, rods and nails, were placed on order in October. Attempts were made, without success, to get piles in the Dominion, reqtiiied not only for the wharf, but in connection with the harbor extension works. The necessity for a supply of Australian hardwoods is becoming generally urgent, but the difficulty of getfreights still continues. On the instigation of the shipping companies the decking opposite ship's holds has been filled in flush to facilitate the working up of the cargo slings^

BREAKWATER. Seven concrete blocks have been placed on the apron of the breakwater. As soon as the 40-ton crane is working, ?ome of the largest stones' from the Fishing Rock quarry will placed on the outer end of the breakwater where the apron has sunk.

WHARF LIGHTING. In January, the question of providing lights adapted for lighting th« holds of ressels when working overtime, was brought up, and it was decided to instal portable cluster lights connected by flexible cables to convenient plugs. The lights have been used in the vessels' holds, and for that purpose have proved satisfactory, but further lighting is now being asked for, such as lighting tlie wharf where the slings are made up, also the deck around the hatches. The main lighting 011 the wharf is only useful for general purposes and cannot be concentrated as i 3 sometimes required, when handling cargo out of high side trucks. Supplying extra lighting- and making a small charge to cover the costs, would tend to facilitate the working of ships at night. Complaints were received as to the lighting of the road across the railway lands at the breakwater approach. As tlu> lights ivere more for the pleasure of the public of New Plymouth than for anv purposes of the Board, the Borough Council were requested to instal t.«'o lights. This the Council agreed to do, provided the Board paid an annual charge for each light. No action was therefore taken.

RAILWAY YARDS LAY-OUT. The reclamation of the lands required for store sites has been held in abeyance pending a dofmite understanding with the Railway Department with respect to the amount of land required for railway purposes. Trial surveys are now being made by the Public Works Department, which it is hoped will soon enable the question of the position of the shunting yards to be settled, pud permit the reclamation to be proceeded with.

RESERVES AND ENDOWMENTS,

The Board's estate at Motnroa, comprising the lands leased and nnleased, were examined with the object of ascertaining the areas that might ultimately be availed of for both business and residential purposes. A plan was prepared, which after allowing ample reserves for public and recreation'purposes, left an area of 03 acres suitable for sub-division; of this area., 71-3 acres in the neighbourhood of Ngamotu and the Breakwaier Roads were classed as lands for warehouse sites and port purposes, and the remainder, comprising 50 acres of the higher ground, being more suitable for residential than commercial purposes. Section 157 at Bell Block, known as Reserve No. 1, was e\"-. amined with a view to its: division for pastoral lease. It was decided to postpone the question of leasing until the gorse was got rid of, and the sandy portions further reclaimed and fixed by the growth of lupins. Reserve No. 97, Fitzroy, an examination of the Reserve between Nob's Line and Record Street was made, with the object of ascertaining its value to the Board and the purpose for which it might be used. A plan was duly submitted showing about 13 acres of desirable residential areas. The reserves comprised 10 acres consisting of open spaces and those along the foreshore, while roads absorbed eight acres.

Board Offices.—ln accordance with the decision of the Board to occupy a portion of its own building situated in King Street and now used as a club by the Returned Soldiers' Association, a sketch of the arrangements was duly prepared, approved by the Board, and instructions given to place the matter in the hands of an architect to prepare plana and estimates. , On hehalf of my colleague, Mr. 0. A. Lee and myself. I desire to acknowledge the support and consideration extended to us by the chairman and members of the Board, also to the secretary and harbormaster for their invariable courtesy and mdy aiiUtanM.

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) (AH communications, letters, etc, left with Mr. H. J. Hopkins, bookseller, will receive prompt attention.) MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before Mr. T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) January 10. •Joseph Levandiski (Mr. Stanford) was fined'4os and costs £1 7s 6d for shooting a pheasant. A plea of guilty was entered, it being stated that the man was in camp, and was short of food. An order for payment of half the fine to the informant (Constable Potter) was made.

William Hartigan, for allowing four horses to wander at large in Stratford, was fined 20s and costs.

P. James, for permitting a horse to be at large in the town, was fined 20s and costs, the inspector stating the horse had been impounded nine times. P. Clifton, for a similar offence, was also lined 20s and costs.

A man was charged with being the father of four children, whose ages ranged from one year and eight months to four and a half years, and who had been admitted to an industrial home. Defendant admitted paterijity, and was ordered to pay 7s a week towards the maintenance of each child.

Judgment was given for plaintiff by default, with coats, in the following civil cases:—P. L. Fussell (Mr. Young) y. L. Maxwell (costs only), £3 3s Od; Stratford Hospital and Charitable Aid Board (Mr. Young) v. C. Carton, £1 4s; Hopkins and Davis v. L. Whiteley, claim £1 15s; same v. F. W. Webster, £5 2s; 15. Algar (Mr. Young) v. G. Collins, claim 8s; Paget and Gordon v. Henwoo4, a claim for £3 4s 6(L Samuel Turkinson (Mr. Wright) applied- for an order against J. H. Ford (Mr. Moss) on a'judgment summons for £26 ss. It was stated by Mr. Wright that the defendant was capable of earning £7 a week and only had himself and wife to keep. An order was made for the payment at the rate of £2 per month of £l4 15s, the balance of £ls having been paid into court. Hopkins and Davis (Mr. Macalister) applied for an order against T. Northcot on a judgment summons for £5 18s, and an order was made for payment forthwith, in default 14 days. Rawles and llawles (Mr. Tyrer) sought to recover from R. A. Ritcher (Mr. Mncalistcr) £4O 10s for goods sold and delivered to defendant's wife. The question of whether defendant was liable for his wife's debts was raised in defence. , Albert Rawles stated that Mrs Richer had been dealing with his firm for ■years and had had an open account, the goods being debited to her husband who always paid. Mrs Ritcher had come intcf the shop on October 22, and obtained goods as detailed in the sale dockets. Only two handkerchiefs were obtained on that occasion. Later she asked permission to ring up Kohuratahi so that she could get Iter clothes from home. She told him that she had nothing but what she stood up in. A quanj tity of clothing was bought by her, but I the goods were not of the expensive kind. He had no idea at,' the time that Mrs. Ritcher was leaving home on account of misconduct. The lirst communication he received from defendant repudiating liability was a post-canl dated November 4. Mrs. Ritcher had told him' when making the purchases that she was taking a housekeeper's position.

To Mr. Macalister: The largest previous account owing by Mr. Rjtcher was C 37s 4d. The accounts had always been paid by Airs. Riteher. On October 24 lie knew there was trouble between husband and wife. The fact that goods to the value of over £42 were pur chased within a week had not aroused any suspicions in his mind. The account was open and Mrs. Riteher could have had whatever she asked for. Mr. Macalister said the circumstances of the case were unusual. Mrs. Riteher left home on October 22 not intending to return. She had since been joined by a man, with whom she was now living, and divorce proceedings were being taken, The first two items in the account were obtained on .October 24, and the two subsequent, items on October 25 and November 1.

Defendant stated that his wife left him on the 22nd. He had previously had trouble with her, when she had left him to go to another man, and for the sake of the children he had tried to induce her to return home. She did so, but left after a time, leaving a letter informing him that she had gone with the other man. Subsequently she returned to Stratford. In her letter to him she stated that she had plenty of clothes, He had given his wife money from time to time for clothes. She had no authority to run accounts, and witness ran no accounts himself. lie had paid €ll 2s lOd to Rawles and Rawles in November, because he considered it was not right to repudiate his wife's debts while she was living with him as his wife. His wife was now living at Kohuratahi with the man already mentioned. He received no communication from his wife about clothes, but a fortnight after she left home she wrote to him, mentioning the matter. Mrs. Rit.cher could have taken any clothes she pleased from home when she left.

Mr. Macalister argued that in the first, place the clothes bought from plaintiffs were not necessary. Further, there was no proof of expressed or implied authority from the husband making him liable for the goods, and the wife leaving the husband without, good cause was of itself a revocation of any previous authority to pledge his credit. He also quoted authorities to show that a husband was not liable for his wife's debts while she was living in adultery with another man.

After hearing Mr. Tyrer, the Magistrate said he would give his decision in writing.

Campbell Jackson (Mr. Moss!, Joseph McCluggage (Mr, Wright), W. W. Hodge, Chas. Lowe, B. Richards, and Barnett and Robertson (Mr. Macalister) were each granted land and estate agents' licenses.

GENERAL. Mr. Campbell Jackson, land and estate agent, of Stratford, has taken into partnership Mr. Robert Wood. Mr. D. N. McDiarmid, M.A., will conduct the services at Stratford on Sunday. Mr. McDiarmid is a son of Mr. N. K. McDiarmid, of New Plymouth. He has been in Africa for several years, and has served with the Y.M.C.A. with the African troops. Lately he. has been engaged in missionary work in the Soudan, but is at present on furlough. After a six months' lecturing tour in Australia he will returs to London. ' , Details of Mr. T. I. Lamason'a usual wttkljr auction aaU at the Mart to-day

will be found on page S, and the attention of poultry breeders is specially drawn thereto. Fresh fruit in season is also included. During the holidays, while the kiddies are looking their best, take them along t*. McAllister's Studio, The photographs will give you satisfaction to-day, and lasting pleasure. McAllister's Studio is the most up-to-date in Taranaki. ■ Reduce the depreciation in your motoi ear by taking it to C. D. Mathews Stratford, and if it is mechanically sound he will return it looking as well as when you first bought it, at a very small coat The best paints and varnishes, and workmen who know their trade. Save yourself trouble and avoid loss by providing yourself with the means for keeping records of those things you need to remember. Get a 1920 diary from H. J. Hopkins without delay. These diaries contain a lot of useful information in handy form, and can be obtained in sizes to suit requirements.

Water and Port — — V Tear. Wharfage. Berthage. Warps. Sundries. Charges. Totnl. £ £ £ £ £ £ 1904 3242 672 53 9,144 1905 3551 684 54 295 9,603 1906 5437 732 335 11,859 1907 6338 759 48 407 13,613 1908 6058 70S 337 } 3,790 1909 2960 595 .*55 9.900 1910 3155 132 475 11,922 1911 3008 593 144 405 10,72ft 1912 2991 604 r*-i 744 .11,440 1913 3108 717 2:13 S!U> 12,(155 1914 3234 690 2*j»5 S27 13.240 1915 7467 2693 23i» 11,007 1916 3010 514 S91 11,506 1917 2816 421 977 13.019 1918 2771 619 399 71 6 12.153 1919 8671 3501 698 523 1028 14,421

Exports. Exports. Other Total Total Yo;ir. Vessel. Tonnage. Imports. Bu.'cr & Frozen Exports. Exports. Exports Choose. . Meat. & Imports. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1004 476 228,743 50,970 6,890 5,050 11,940 62,910 1905 500 245,473 49.044 6,9,13 6,511 13,464 62,503 190G 546 264,757 50.471 7,624 7,OSS 14,710 65,181 1907 553 281,528 57,246 63,294 5,015 0,395 15,010 72,256 19UR 53?. 273,4(52 8,414 - . 7,526 15,940 79,234 1009 447 213,124 61,920 8,360 5,124 13,484 75,410 1910 389 186,830 72,567 9,240 5,042 14,282 86,849 1911 367 172,517 71,675 7,737 7,773 15,510 87,185 1912 376 180,486 78,260 9,423 4,257 13,680 91.940 1913 332 183,745 77,040 9,145 6,282 15,472 92,467 1911 304 . 166,816 90,783 12,552 4,935 17,487 108,270 1915 278 145.C82 75,277 11,155 5,675 16,830 92,107 1910 252 115.845 73,897 12,732 3,479 16,211 90,108 1917 272 145,752 78,3?ro 10,440 1,683 5,007 » 17,130 95,520 1918 271 109,378 73,019 10,8C1 2,110 5,666 18,637 91,656 1919 208 141,051 71,972 19,147 4,520 8,680 32>347 104,319