"CITY OF THE STRAIT"
\WELLINGTON may not be New Zealand’s biggest port, but it has the reputation of being the best-equipped one south of the equator. In 1943-the peak year so far--the harbour accommodated no fewer than 2,358 ships, their cargo tonnage was well above the three million mark. And of that figure, 38,000 tons were wool; worth a fabulous fortune at today’s prices, compared with the three and a-half tons which were Wellington’s first wool export back in 1843. In those days bush grew right down to the Petone foreshore — "Pitoone" (the end of the sands) as it was then called-and whales sported in the harbour. Today the port, with its deep
blue water and encircling hills, is a brilliant scene of maritime activity, dotted with overseas liners and coastal boats, and made picturesque by its floating dock and coal hulks. Most of the dockside is built on piles, or on land reclaimed from the harbour, and wharf workers fiow tread where the cutters of His Majesty’s fleet once sailed. The story of the port is told in an NZBS programme, Port of Wellington, a half-hour documentary feature which will be broadcast from 2YA at 4.0 p.m. this Sunday, January 22, the Province’s Anniversary Day. In it listeners will hear the voices of Captain Todd, the chief pilot, and others whose object it is to ensure the port’s smooth running. ST
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 552, 20 January 1950, Page 21
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