PORT OF GISBORNE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2642, 26 October 1909, Page 2

PORT OF GISBORNE.

RETURNS FOR SEPTEMBER. The following returns respecting the trade of the port for September last were presented at the meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday : The imports comprised 787,157 super feet timber, 3184 posts and strainers, 22 tons lime, 20 casks and 700 bags cement, 531 tons cool, 12 -lioTses ond cattle, 36 bales coastal wool, 205 sacks grass seed, 1871 sacks notatoes, 2200 sacks oats, 1179 sacks cliaff, 36 sacks wheat 161 sacks malt, 297 sacks bran and pollard, 206 tons flour, 81)_ tons simar, 22,) Tons salt, 903 cases kerosene and benzine, 53 tons fruit, 63 hogsheads, 138 cases, 17 kilderkins, 15 barrels, and 1 keg beer, 24 _ cubic feet wines, 963 cubic feet spirits, 2 motor cars, 48 tons wire, arid 2046) tons measurement miscellaneous. The exports were: 352 boxes butter, 14.432 carcases mutton, 656 carcases lamb, 97 tons 10c wt bief, 9 tons 7cwt meat sundries, 303 cases preserved meat, 32 tons 14cwt tallow, 286 hides, 5280 sheepskins, 119) tons manure, 240 bales wool, 769 sheep, 8 cattle and horses, 317 sacks grass s.eed, 279 sacks maize, 26 sacks chaff, 24 sacks potatoes, 1)- toiis honey, 1 ton fruit, 1 motor car, and 514 tons measurement miscellaneous.),