New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 1

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✨ Shipping Statistics

RETURN OF THE NUMBER, TONNAGE, AND CREWS OF VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AND CLEARED OUTWARDS AT THE SEVERAL PORTS OF NEW ZEALAND DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1921.

Ports.	ENTERED.							CLEARED.
	Whence.	British.	Foreign.	Total.	Whither.	British.	Foreign.	Total.
	United Kingdom.	British Possessions.	Foreign Countries.			United Kingdom.	British Possessions.	Foreign Countries.
	Cargo. Ballast (a).	Cargo. Ballast (a).	Vessels. Tons. Crews.	Vessels. Tons. Crews.	Cargo. Ballast (a).	Cargo. Ballast (a).	Vessels. Tons. Crews.	Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Auckland	..	..	13	..	46	5	10	..	72	244,356	5,394	2	6,939 \| 80 \| 74 \| 251,295 \| 5,474 \| 1 \| .. \| 33 \| 12 \| 1 \| .. \| 46 \| 132,696 \| 3,854 \| 40 \| 3,572 \| 47 \| 136,268 \| 3,894
Kaipara	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	1,519	34	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 1,519 \| 34 \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 680 \| 22 \| .. \| 1 \| 680 \| 22
Tauranga	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Gisborne	..	..	..	..	3	2	..	..	5	13,993	196	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| 5 \| 13,993 \| 196 \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 4,267 \| 81 \| .. \| 3 \| 4,267 \| 81
New Plymouth	..	..	..	..	2	1	..	..	3	8,754	161	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 8,754 \| 161 \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| 7,285 \| 96 \| .. \| 2 \| 7,285 \| 96
Waitara	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Patea	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Wanganui	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	1,360	44	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| 1,360 \| 44 \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 723 \| 23 \| .. \| 1 \| 723 \| 23
Wellington	..	..	5	1	21	1	6	..	33	113,047	3,332	1	4,271 \| 46 \| 34 \| 117,318 \| 3,378 \| 12 \| .. \| 13 \| 5 \| 3 \| .. \| 32 \| 135,764 \| 3,499 \| 40 \| 3,367 \| 40 \| 33 \| 139,131 \| 3,539
Napier	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	4,276	59	.. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 4,276 \| 59 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 3,311 \| 44 \| .. \| 1 \| 3,311 \| 44
Wairau	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Picton	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 4,979 \| 83 \| .. \| 1 \| 4,979 \| 83
Nelson	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Westport	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Greymouth	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	256	10	.. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 256 \| 10 \| .. \| .. \| 10 \| .. \| .. \| 10 \| 7,824 \| 223 \| .. \| 10 \| 7,824 \| 223
Hokitika	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Lyttelton	..	..	..	..	..	5	..	..	5	7,819	158	..	.. \| .. \| 5 \| 7,819 \| 158 \| 1 \| .. \| 2 \| 2 \| 1 \| .. \| 6 \| 20,015 \| 352 \| .. \| 6 \| 20,015 \| 352
Timaru	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	5,000	82	..	.. \| .. \| 1 \| 5,000 \| 82 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Oamaru	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Dunedin	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	..	2	1,295	45	1	1,946 \| 13 \| 3 \| 3,241 \| 58 \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 6 \| .. \| .. \| 9 \| 32,565 \| 493 \| .. \| 9 \| 32,565 \| 493
Bluff Harbour	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	4	11,531	236	..	..	.. \| 4 \| 11,531 \| 236 \| .. \| .. \| 5 \| 1 \| 1 \| .. \| 6 \| 13,542 \| 384 \| 1 \| 4,271 \| 44 \| 7 \| 17,813 \| 428
(\begin{matrix} Sailing \ \text { Cargo } \text { Ballast }(a) \end{matrix})(\begin{matrix} Steam(b) \ \text { Cargo } \text { Ballast }(a) \end{matrix})	..	..	8	..	..	1	..	8	1	1,946	13	9	4,836 \| 102 \| .. \| .. \| 9 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 9 \| 2,392 \| 95 \| .. \| 9 \| 2,392 \| 95
..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1,946	13	9	4,836	102 \| .. \| .. \| 9 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 9 \| 2,392 \| 95 \| .. \| 9 \| 2,392 \| 95
(\begin{matrix} Sailing \ \text { Cargo } \text { Ballast }(a) \end{matrix})(\begin{matrix} Steam(b) \ \text { Cargo } \text { Ballast }(a) \end{matrix})	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
(\begin{matrix} Sailing \ \text { Cargo } \text { Ballast }(a) \end{matrix})(\begin{matrix} Steam(b) \ \text { Cargo } \text { Ballast }(a) \end{matrix})	20	..	77	..	17	..	111	8	428	3	11,210	126	114 \| 366,869 \| 8,554 \| 16 \| .. \| 63 \| .. \| 7 \| .. \| 86 \| 284,765 \| 7,599 \| .. \| 86 \| 284,765 \| 7,599
..	..	..	..	1	..	10	..	..	11	54,657	1,234	..	.. \| 11 \| 54,657 \| 1,234 \| .. \| .. \| 25 \| .. \| .. \| 22 \| 76,108 \| 1,448 \| 3 \| 11,210 \| 124 \| 25 \| 87,318 \| 1,572
Grand total	..	..	20	1	85	10	18	..	130	413,206	9,751	4	13,156 \| 139 \| 134 \| 426,362 \| 9,890 \| 16 \| .. \| 72 \| 26 \| 7 \| .. \| 118 \| 363,651 \| 9,154 \| 3 \| 11,210 \| 124 \| 121 \| 374,861 \| 9,278
Corresponding Quarter, 1920	13	..	147	16	49	..	191	544,438	13,009	34	80,203	1336	225 \| 624,641 \| 14,345 \| 27 \| .. \| 92 \| 74 \| 16 \| 3 \| 183 \| 557,851 \| 13,408 \| 29 \| 73,030 \| 1283 \| 212 \| 630,881 \| 14,691

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AND CLEARED OUTWARDS for the YEARS 1921 and 1920.

	1921	1920
Sailing	1	.	55 \| .. \| 9 \| 2 \| 53 \| 27,108 \| 706 \| 14 \| 21,819 \| 254 \| 67 \| 48,927 \| 960 \| 4 \| .. \| 36 \| 23 \| 1 \| 4 \| 52 \| 25,503 \| 683 \| 16 \| 23,419 \| 287 \| 68 \| 48,922 \| 970
Steam (b)	67	.	9 \| 396 \| 40 \| 98 \| 1 \| 580 \| 1,798,039 \| 42,793 \| 31 \| 93,270 \| 1309 \| 61 \| 1,891,309 \| 44,102 \| 95 \| 1 \| 255 \| 222 \| 32 \| 5 \| 571 \| 1,780,430 \| 41,997 \| 39 \| 114,989 \| 1585 \| 610 \| 1,895,419 \| 43,582
Totals	68	9	451 \| 40 \| 107 \| 3 \| 633 \| 1,825,147 \| 43,499 \| 45 \| 115,089 \| 1563 \| 678 \| 1,940,236 \| 45,062 \| 99 \| 1 \| 291 \| 245 \| 33 \| 9 \| 623 \| 1,805,933 \| 42,680 \| 55 \| 138,408 \| 1872 \| 678 \| 1,944,341 \| 44,552
Sailing	..	..	56 \| 1 \| 22 \| .. \| 64 \| 23,668 \| 767 \| 15 \| 13,527 \| 212 \| 79 \| 37,195 \| 979 \| .. \| .. \| 44 \| 13 \| 7 \| 6 \| 54 \| 19,906 \| 669 \| 16 \| 13,446 \| 227 \| 70 \| 33,352 \| 896
Steam (b)	54	.	5 \| 432 \| 46 \| 125 \| 3 \| 601 \| 1,857,322 \| 45,990 \| 64 \| 167,853 \| 2770 \| 665 \| 2,025,175 \| 48,760 \| 81 \| 1 \| 296 \| 202 \| 49 \| 8 \| 582 \| 1,794,999 \| 45,090 \| 55 \| 147,904 \| 2476 \| 637 \| 1,942,903 \| 47,566
Totals	54	5	488 \| 47 \| 147 \| 3 \| 665 \| 1,880,990 \| 46,757 \| 79 \| 181,380 \| 2982 \| 744 \| 2,062,370 \| 49,739 \| 81 \| 1 \| 340 \| 215 \| 56 \| 14 \| 636 \| 1,814,905 \| 45,759 \| 71 \| 161,350 \| 2703 \| 707 \| 1,976,255 \| 48,462

(a) "Ballast" means-(1) Inwards, "having no cargo for discharge in New Zealand"; (2) Outwards, "having no cargo loaded in New Zealand." (b) "Steam" includes "motor."

Customs Department, Wellington, 10th January, 1922.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.

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🏭 Quarterly Shipping Statistics for New Zealand Ports

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated10 January 1922
KeywordsShipping, Tonnage, Crews, Ports, Statistics, Quarterly Report
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New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 1

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🏭 Quarterly Shipping Statistics for New Zealand Ports

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