New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 5

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✨ Shipping Statistics

ENTERED.

Ports.	Whence.	British.	Foreign.	Total.	CLEARED.	Whither.	British.	Foreign.	Total.
	United Kingdom.	British Possessions.	Foreign Countries.			United Kingdom.	British Possessions.	Foreign Countries.
	Cargo.	Ballast (a).	Cargo.	Ballast (a).	Cargo.	Ballast (a).	Vessels.	Tons.	Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Cargo. \| Ballast (a). \| Cargo. \| Ballast (a). \| Cargo. \| Ballast (a). \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews.
Auckland	..	..	10	..	35	4	15	1	63 \| 219,228 \| 4,914 \| 2 \| 5,675 \| 86 \| 65 \| 224,903 \| 5,000 \| 7 \| .. \| 29 \| 9 \| 4 \| 1 \| 50 \| 157,765 \| 3,915 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 50 \| 157,765 \| 3,915
Kaipara	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2 \| 3,870 \| 66 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| 3,870 \| 66 \| .. \| 1 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 2 \| 3,870 \| 66 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| 3,870 \| 66
Tauranga	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	3 \| 5,934 \| 106 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 5,934 \| 106 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Gisborne	..	..	..	..	2	1	..	..	3 \| 8,904 \| 198 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 5 \| 8,904 \| 198 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| .. \| 1 \| 2 \| 6,290 \| 114 \| 1 \| 2,313 \| 51 \| 3 \| 8,603 \| 165
New Plymouth	..	..	..	..	3	1	1	..	5 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Waitara	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Patea	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Wanganui	..	..	..	..	3	..	..	..	3 \| 2,169 \| 68 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 2,169 \| 68 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Wellington	..	..	3	..	21	..	3	..	27 \| 95,939 \| 2,769 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 27 \| 95,939 \| 2,769 \| 7 \| .. \| 14 \| 5 \| 3 \| .. \| 28 \| 111,125 \| 3,002 \| 1 \| 3,362 \| 35 \| 29 \| 114,487 \| 3,037
Napier	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Wairau	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Picton	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 3,775 \| 64 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 3,775 \| 64
Nelson	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 1,860 \| 37 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 1,860 \| 37
Westport	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Greymouth	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1 \| 166 \| 11 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 166 \| 11 \| .. \| .. \| 8 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 8 \| 4,415 \| 138 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 8 \| 4,415 \| 138
Hokitika	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Lyttelton	..	..	..	..	6	1	1	..	8 \| 14,099 \| 320 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 8 \| 14,099 \| 320 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 4 \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 7,196 \| 111 \| 1 \| 3,604 \| 39 \| 4 \| 10,800 \| 150
Timaru	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| 5,919 \| 82 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| 5,919 \| 82
Oamaru	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 9 \| .. \| .. \| 9 \| 27,781 \| 458 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 9 \| 27,781 \| 458
Dunedin	..	..	2	..	2	..	1	..	4 \| 17,087 \| 247 \| 1 \| 3,573 \| 31 \| 5 \| 20,660 \| 278 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 4 \| .. \| .. \| 6 \| 13,298 \| 292 \| 1 \| 3,572 \| 32 \| 7 \| 16,870 \| 324
Bluff Harbour	..	..	..	..	9	..	..	..	9 \| 15,935 \| 383 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 9 \| 15,935 \| 383 \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 4 \| .. \| .. \| 7 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 7 \| .. \| ..
Total	Sailing	Cargo	..	..	3	..	..	..	3 \| 720 \| 31 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 720 \| 31 \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 927 \| 31 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 927 \| 31
		Ballast (a)	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
	Steam(b)	Cargo	..	15	..	81	..	21	.. \| 1 \| 114 \| 350,246 \| 8,374 \| 3 \| 9,248 \| 117 \| 117 \| 359,494 \| 8,491 \| 15 \| .. \| 53 \| .. \| 7 \| .. \| 3 \| 75 \| 248,618 \| 6,385 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 75 \| 248,618 \| 6,385
		Ballast (a)	..	..	..	..	7	..	1 \| 8 \| 32,365 \| 677 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 8 \| 32,365 \| 677 \| .. \| 1 \| .. \| 34 \| .. \| 3 \| 34 \| 93,749 \| 1,863 \| 4 \| 12,851 \| 157 \| 38 \| 106,600 \| 2,020
Grand total	..	..	15	..	84	7	21	1	125 \| 383,331 \| 9,082 \| 3 \| 9,248 \| 117 \| 128 \| 392,579 \| 9,199 \| 15 \| 1 \| 56 \| 34 \| 7 \| 3 \| 112 \| 343,294 \| 8,279 \| 4 \| 12,851 \| 157 \| 116 \| 356,145 \| 8,436
Corresponding Quarter, 1921		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

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS and CLEARED OUTWARDS for the YEARS 1922 and 1921.


1922	Sailing	..	..	..	19	..	..	..	19	8,101	228	..	..	..	19	8,101	228	..	..	14	4	..	..	17	5,598	193	1	1,946	14	18	7,544	207
	Steam (b)	..	62	8	360	50	70	4	539	1,725,933	40,779	15	52,823	615	554	1,778,756	41,394	99	1	257	150	39	6	537	1,731,128	40,504	15	52,821	620	552	1,783,949	41,124
	Totals	..	62	8	379	50	70	4	558	1,734,034	41,007	15	52,823	615	573	1,786,857	41,622	99	1	271	154	39	6	554	1,736,726	40,697	16	54,767	634	570	1,791,493	41,331
1921	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	611	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

(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, 15th January, 1923.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.

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Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated15 January 1923
KeywordsShipping, Vessels, Tonnage, Crews, Ports, Statistics
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