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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