OVERSEAS TRADE.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1922, Page 4

OVERSEAS TRADE.

NEW PLYMOUTH’S DEVELOPMENT.' 31 VESSELS THIS YEAB. 79TH LINER ARRIVES. Th© permanent recognition of New Plymouth a* a centre for overseas trade is now assured. The arrival yesterday morning of the s.s. Tairoa, the last liner due at the port this year, brings the total number of overseas vessels which have visited the port since the itauguration of New Plymouth aa a deepsea port by the s.s. Waiwera on March 31, 1917, up to 79, whilst the number for the year just closing is 31, against laat year’s tally of 22 —the previous best. During the year the largest vessel to berth was the s.s. Port Denison, which was here last month, her principal dimensions bing: Tonnage 10,334, length 500 ft. 4 in.

For the following interesting table, detailing the overseas vessels which called at New Plymouth this year, we are indebted to the harbormaster (Captain Wm. Waller) who has always given valuable assistance to the Press. The vessels listed came from practically all the principal United Kingdom and American ports, whilst two came from Singapore. Details:—

This year, it will be observed, has seen the berthing of the first vessel over the 10.000-ton mark—the Port Denison. A record in length was also made by the Port Denison (500 ft. 4in.), whilst the Tredenham and Tairoa are. both 500 feet long. Other vessels elose up were the Pakeha (494 ft.) and the (492 ft.), the vessels with the deepest draughts whilst at this port were the Wairuna (24 ft. 7in.), the City of Corinth (24 ft. 3in.) and the Middlesex (24 ft.).

Gross Draught. Date. Vessel. tonnage. ft. Ln. Jan. 4 Treleven s.s. 4263 22 » Jan. 24 Port Albany s.s. 8800 20 7 Peb. 1 Kaikoura t.s. R687 19 £ Feb. 4 Waikawa s.s. 5677 23 U Feb. G Cape May s.s. 8847 23 9 Feb. 21 City of Corinth s.a 6383 24 March 7 Kia Ora t.s. 8030 22 March 16 Leitrim s.s. 9540 23 fl March 23 Pakeha t.s. 7899 22 18 May 12 City of Winchester s s. 7981 21 f May 1ft Walruna s.s. 5832 24 7 May 22 Makalla s.s. 6781 16 0 May 28 Port Victor s.s. 7280 21 0 June 4 Canadian Constructors s. 7718 21 0 June 12 Trcdenham s.s. 8435 20 0 . July 21 Port Chalmers t.s. 6534 23 5 July 26 Piako s.s. 8328 23 9 Aug. 7 Port Albany s.s. 6714 22 3 Aug. 14 Otarama s.s. 7760 22 11 Aug. 22 Kaikoura t.s. 8697 22 0 Aug. 25 Eastern Sea s.s. 5858 20 2 Sept. 15 Waltemata 5729 21 Nov. 3 Hermes m.v. 3768 23 J Nov. 14 Port Denison t.s. 16.334 18 s Nov. 21 Otaki t.s. 7964 19 2 Nov. 22 Waihemo s.s. 5627 18 7 kov. 30 Middlesex a.a. 8569 24 0 Dec. 5 Trema ton s.s. 5202 22 2 Dec. ft Havre s.s. 2078 19 10 Dec. 17 Suffolk s.s. 8838 18 3 Dec. 18 Tairoa s.s. 7983