THE PORT.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1921, Page 3

THE PORT.

PAST YEAR’S TRADE. NEW RECORDS MADE. ■PROSPERITY OF TARANAKI. CHAIRMAN’S ANNUAL REPORT. An interesting review of the expansion of Taranaki trade through its deep-water port at New Plymouth was given by the chairman of ‘the Harbor Board (Mr. Newton King) at yesterday’s meeting of the board. In his annual statement, Mr. King said: I have pleasure in laying before you the usual review covering the affairs of the board for the year ending December 31, 1920, and in pointing out the increase in the trade of the port and also in the revenue —both of these items being records. The imports show an increase of 23,740 tons, but the exports decreased by 4105 tons, the net increase in the total trade being 19,633 tons. The port revenue received during the year amounted to £'21,135 Is 4d, while for the previous year it was £14,421 15s, an increase of £6713 6s 4d. Part of this increase is made up by the higher rate in the wharfage charge of Is per ton. The Working Account shows a nett profit of lss, this being a de[crease of £1254 14s 7d as compared with last year, owing to the large expenditure under Wharf, Endowments and Plant, as well as an increase under most ofher headings and the purchase of 10 acres at Moturoa for £lOOO. The total ordinary revenue received in the general account by the board for the past 16 years is as Follows: —

1919 LOAN ACCOUNT. There was a debit balance in this account at the beginning of the year of £1471 13s Bd, and this was increased to £8377 9s lOd at the end. Debentures sold during the year amounted to £35,600, while sufficient will shortly be taken up to more than cover the deficit. The board will have to make provision for further sales in the near future if the extension work is to continue. In common with all other local bodies the cost of construction is proving far more costly than was anticipated, and the progress of the works has been very much retarded by the scarcity of labor. BREAKWATER PROTECTION. During the year heavy storms caused considerable subsidence in the protection work of the breakwater, and also clawed out two or three blocks of the structure itself. The latter was duly repaired and the protection work built up again, the cost being ££l9 17s 7d. THOMA'S KING. This vessel has been barging and tipping stone on the breakwater extension during the year, and a considerable sum has been spent oh the vessel in fitting her out for the work—£ll36 Ils Bd. The actual cost of working the vessel has been charged up to the breakwater extension. DREDGE PARITUTU. With the exception of the time lost in Wellington while undergoing her usual overhaul (which was longer than usual this year) this vessel has worked continuously in the harbor, removing a total quantity of 256,864 tons of spoil from the • fairway, swinging basin and inshore berth. The boulders and hard material were tipped on the breakwater extension and the softer material deposited at sea. The cost of the vessel (including the annual overhaul) has been £13,714 15s, giving an average cost per ton of 12.81 d. The increased cost per ton is entirely due to the rise in wages and materials. Particulars of duedging by the Paritutu for the past nine years:—

WHARF. Fairly extensive repairs have been carried out to the wharf during the year, including a number of new piles and the expenditure on same has been £2BlO 16s sd. BUILDINGS, PLANT AND MACHINERY The expenditure under this heading has been very heavy during the year, the total being £18,105 9s 9d, a large part of .which has been in purchase of new plant for the various extensions, and has been paid out of loan moneys. The old plant has been extensively overhauled and repaired. Two now sheds have been built on the wharf, each 140 ft long and 25ft high. sheds were necessary to give shelter to the ocean vessels from the prevailing westerly winds and will be a source of revenue, as several compartments have already been let. ENDOWMENTS. There have been no sales of leases during the year. The board purchased 'the freehold of a Native Reserve of 10 [acres, which was situated in the centre of the board’s reserve at Moturoa. The I acquisition of (his was necessary for fu!ture subdivision of tire board’s property tat Moturoa.

WHARFAGE AND DUES. The following is a table of the above during the past sixteen years: —

It will be noticed that the figures for 1920 are the largest in the history of the port. SHIPPING. The number of vessels arriving at the port shows a decrease of 30 for the year, but the nett tonnage shows an increase. The average class of vessel now trading being larger than hitherto, accounts for the difference. Twelve ocean liners have berthed at the wharf during the year, five of these bringing inward cargo only, cne brought inward cargo and loaded meat, and six others arrived for frozen meat and dairy produce. The direct shipments of frozen meat, etc. and dairy produce amounted to 8749 tons, made up as follows:—• Frozen ifieat 5779 .tons Cheese 1754 tons Butter 14 tons Wool 381 tons Tallow if 528 tons Sundries 293 tons Total 8749 tons The meat was made up as follows: Mutton 139,093 carcases Lamb 4,741 carcases Beef 36,577 quarters The whole being equal to 215,818 freight carcases. DIRECT SHIPMENTS. Table of direct shipments since the commencement of the service:—

LAND REVENUE. The actual amount received under this heading during the year was £11,084 9s Bd. This amount, however, included dx quarterly payments, two of which should have been paid during the previous year. The correct revenue for 1920 was £7892 6s Bd. The table of land revenue for the past sixteen years:

SINKING FUND, 1909 LOAN. The total value of this fund is now £43,132 2s 7d, of which £36,300 is on mortgage. £3OOO in N.Z. Government War Loan, and the balance, £3832 2s 7d, is lying at the board’s bankers awaiting investment. SINKING FUND, 1919 LOAN. This account was opened during the year, and the amount received was £l2O, at present uninvested. MEMBERS. During the year the members representing the country districts went out of office, when all the retiring members were re-appointed without opposition. STATEMENT SHOWING VESSELS, DRAUGHT. TONNAGE. ETC., WHICH ENTERED THE PORT DURING 1920:

SAILING VESSELS. C. S. Holmes! 647 556 1 16 6 Lucy ’ 309 294 1 15 0 Ysa'bel .... 240 148 1 12 6 Haere .... 120 99 1 7 6

Amount. Year. £ s. d. 1005 10.760 11 5 1906 13,098 IS 6 1907 14,747 3 4 9 1908 15,466 10 2 ’1909 10,476 4 7 1910 ..... 12,677 3 2 1911 ..... 10,823 12 8 1912 11,503 0 4 1913 ..... 12,655 2 2 1914 13,240 16 5 1915 11.667 5 3 1916 ..... 11,505 18 4 1917 ..... 13,019 12 7 1918 12,153 9 1 1919 14,421 15 0 1920 ...... 21.135 1 4

Total Cost ' per Year. Tons. (Jost. £ s. d. Ton. d. 1912 279,200 6,911 17 7 5.94 1913 256,600 8,128 2 8 7.60 1914 295.200 10,332 17 9 8.40 1915 239,600 8.142 13 o 8.11 1916 '240,400 7,582 ]6 1 7.98 1917 204,800 8,495 3 o 9.95 1918 158,800 8,524 4 a 12.88 1919 245,720 9,455 7 9 9.23 1920 256,864 13,714 15 0 12.81

Year. Wharfage. Berthage. Warps. Water & Sundries. Pilotage & Port Charges. Total. £ £ £ £ £ £ 1905 5,019 3,551 684 54 295 9,603 1906 5,302 5,437 732 53 335 11.859 1907 6,061 6,338 759 48 407 13,613 1908 . 5,971 6,658 768 62 337 13,796 1909 5,927 2,960 595 63 355 9,900 1910 7,504 3,155 656 132 475 11,922 1911 6,576 6,953 3,008 593 144 405 10,726 1912 2,991 604 154 744 il.-146 1913 7,608 3,198 717 233 899 12,655 13,240 1914 8.193 3,234 690 296 827 1915 7.467 2,693 535 239 733 11,667 1916 7,059 3,010 514 332 ♦ 591 11.506 1917 8,233 2,816 572 421 977 13,019 1918 7,648 2,771 619 399 • 716 12,153 1919 8,671 3,501 698 523 1028 14,421 1920 14.192 3,758 967 744 1465 21,135

Exports. Exports. Other. Total. Total. SO No. of Meat Tallow Wool. Sundries. Butter. Cheese. . Total ear. Vessels. Tonnage. Imports. Butter & Ci? eese. Tons. Frozen Meat. Exports. Exports. Exports & Imports. Tons. Year. Vessels. Carcases. Casks. Bales. Cases. Boxes. Crates . Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. sl 1917 6 81,688 118 249 4519 29.015 — 3137 1905 500 245,473 49,044 6,953 —.— ■ 6,511 13,461 62,508 o 3 1918 1 34,720 — — 5000 — ■ 1143 1906 546 264,757 50,471 7,624 .1■ > 7,086 14,710 65,181 tc 'jj 1919 6 148,621 1047 694 7578 — ■ 4779 1907 553 281.528 57.426 8,615 8,414 6,395 15,016 72,256 1 o' 1920 7 215,818 1327 2104 8091 477 24,071 8749 1908 535 273,462 63.294 —.. i 7,256 15.940 79,234 1909 447 213,124 61,926 8,360 ■ ■ ■ 5,124 13,484 75,410 re" 1910 389 186.830 72,567 9,240 ■ 5,042 14,282 86,849 1911 367 172,517 71,675 7,737 . .i 7,773 15,510 87,185 p 1912 376 180,486 78,260 9,423 4,257 13,680 91,940 1913 332 183,745 77.040 9.145 —- . , i 6,282 15,472 92,467 S’ 1914 304 166,816 90,783 12,552 - — — 4,935 17,487 108,270 1915 278 145,682 75,277 11.155 i,. < 5,675 16,830 92.107 90.108 ts 191G 252 115,845 73,897 12,732 — 3,479 16,211 M 19J 7 272 145,752 78.390 10,440 1,683 5.007 17,130 95,520 P 1918 271 109,378 73,019 10,861 2,110 5,666 18.V>37 91.656 w 1919 268 141,051 71,972 19,147 4,250 8,680 32.347 104.319 so 1920 23S 152.509 95.712 13,437 6.564 S.241 28.242 123.954 Ct

Amount. Year. £ s d. 1904 3 209 14 U 1905 2,912 17 11 1906 ...... ...... 3,799 7 6 1907 ...... 3,924 9 2 1908 ...... 3,152 10 11 1909 ...... 2,909 2 3 1910 4,881 10 4 1911 ...... 4.082 17 10 1912 .....>. 3,122 14 6 1913 ....... 4,6G7 13 4 1914 ...... .... r . 4£8G 17 3 1915 ...... 6,228 17 8 191G ...... 7,652.17 4 1917 s-b.... ...... 8.677 14 1 1918 ...... 5.635 ]3 10 1919 6.162 13 7 1920 7,892 6 8

Gross Nott No. of. Draught TonTrips. Name. nage. nage. ft. in. Mamari. .... 8813 5223 2 21 6 Gallic 7911 4887 1 19 0 Otarama .... 7759 4873 1 21 6 Port Pirie 7316 4602 1 21 9 Lorain 6861 3836 1 19 0 Port Alma .. 6278 4344 1 22 0 Kumara . ... 6031 3906 1 22 0 Donald M’Kay 5980 .3393 1 17 6 West Camargo 5721 3551 1 22 3 Walton Hall 4932 3203 I 19 9 Ta mon Maru 3321 2027 1 17 0 Rakanoa .... 2246 1367 1 17 0 Atsuta Maru 2176 1295 1 19 6 Waipori .... 1919 1229 2 18 6 Ngakuta .... 1776 943 1 17 6 Kakapo .... 1521 949 1 16 f) Glaucus .... 1363 884 9 IS 6 Flora 1283 818 9 15 0 Corinna .... 1271 791 21 14 6 Kittawa .... 1247 708 4 15 0 Kokiri 1214 719 3 14 6 Map.our ika 1203 718 10 14 0 Poherua 1175 716 1 14 6 Ihumata .... 1156 680 1 15 0 Kahika 1148 528 1 14 6 Ngatord .... 11.37 583 Q 15 0 Malaita .... 1127 511 1 14 6 ini 1122 702 14 G Ngahere .... 1090 556 1 15 0 Rarawa .... 1072 451 79 1 3 (i I‘>ga 947 570 1 12 6 Karamu .... 934 453 9 13 0 Kowhai .... 702 404 5 13 0 Rosamond 721 462 6 13 6 Regulus .... 585 227 3 12 6 Hincmoa 542 2S8 1 11 6 Aupouri 463 220 1 11 6 Waimea .... 454 209 2 11 0 Rimu 411 144 28 10 6 Arapawa 291 128 5 10 0 Waverley 182 93 1 8 0 Baden Powell 174 72 3 8 6 Huia 127 69 3 7 6 We tore SO 41 11 7 0 Turanga .... 42 o 1 5 0 Monica 32 19 1 4 6 Mahoe 32 14 1 4 0