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 SHIPPING AND COMMUNICATIONS

435

1913 (pre-war)

1916

1917

191S

1919

Exports (British pro duce) from U. K : —

. Tobacco. Boots and shoes.

(leather) Cottons Woollens. Apparel Iron, and iron and

285,875 102,006

305,309 1,084,442

463,718 408,628

816,527 1,871,442 l,8iT

840,472

420,276 245,447

263,504 1,367,447

555,263

411,832 478,833

128,428

2,379,082

586,668

555,506

296,529

11,427 554 7« 463 •

steel manufactures Machinery- Totals for all Exports of

British produce Exports of forei.cn and

Colonial produce.

1,161,602 377,957

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418,007

1,801

i.HIO

10,837,647

i:,072,826 849,633

7,037,138 357,229

7,717,508

0,503,153

Shipping and Communications.

At tho end of 1919 the registered vessels were 174 sailing vessels of 22,216 tona (net), and 188 steamers of 64,943 tons ; total 556 vessels of 87, 1:> (net).

M*ny of the principal vessels on the New Zealand Register were trans- ferred to the London Krister after the outbreak of war, to take advantage of the Imperial War Insurance rates. Shipping inwards and outwards for irs (excluding coa-twise shipping

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Vessels Inwards

F

Vessels Outwards

Tears

With Cargoes

Total, including in Ballast

With Cargoes

Total including in Ballast

No. Tons

No. Tons

No.

Tons

Mq.

Tons

1913

590 1,592,153

645 1,738,985

467

1,287,837

635

1,699,807

1915

573 1,419,790

638 1,641,425

493

1, 286.15S

649

1,635,933

1916

506 1,213,500

574 1.443,517

456

1,151,633

590

1.491,593

1917

470 1,136,670

543 1.405,776

402

987.642

547

1,381,882

1918

469 921,172

543 1,279,548

411

957,709

544

1,310,627

1919

514 1,240,033

564 1,480,383

407

1,129,019

574

1,505,256

Of vessels entered inward (1919), 505 of 1,399.862 tons were British and 59 of 81.021 tons were foreign ; of vessels cleared outwards (1919), 512 of 1,425,874 tons were British, and 62 of 79,882 tons were foreign.

Railway-.

Ou March 31, 1920, there were 1,269 miles of Government railways in the North Island, and 1,727 in the South Island, besides 133 miles of private lines — 3,134 miles in all. Revenue from Government railways, 1919-20, 5,752,487<3., expenditure 4,105,067/., net revenue, 1,647,420/." The esti- mated revenue in 1920-21 is 6,000,000/., and the estimated expenditure, 4,612,50Q/. Total expenditure on construction of all Government lines, open and unopen, to March 31, 1920, 36,390,115/. In 1919-20 the tonnage of goods carried was 6,000,279, and the passengers numbered 12.700,814. exclusive of 400,621 season ticket holders.

All the chief towns are provided with tramway systems.

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