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Table showing the Number and Tonnage of Sailing and Steam Vessels which remained upon the Register of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 31st December, 1916; of those added to and deducted from the register during the Year 1917; and of those remaining on the register on the 31st December, 1917.

Table showing the Number and Tonnage of the Registered Vessels (distinguishing Sailing from Steam) which belonged to each of the Ports of New Zealand on the 31st December, 1917.

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Sailing-vessels. Steam-vessels. Totals. Vessels. .,. (5ross x Net Iiinnage. lonnage. Vrual. Gr0SS Net \essus. TonnaR(!i Tonnage. Vessels. Gross Net Tonnage. Tonnage. Upon the Register on the 31st December, 1910 390 124,833 70,442 580 148,497 92,295 190 23,664 21,853 390 124,833 Added to the Register,— Vessels registered for the first time —■ Built at ports in British possessions abroad Purchased from foreigners Vessels transferred from ports in British possessions abroad Vessels registered de novo.. Tonnago added without re-registra-tion ' I 120 89 3 220 109 3 1 220 109 120 89 220 120 2 2 902 151 823 118 2 4 202 295 93 110 4 6 1,104 916 446 228 1,104 446 116 99 10 11 132 i 110 132 Total added 1,289 1,129 9 733 323 It 2,022 1,452 Deducted from the Register,— Vessels wrecked or otherwise lost .. Vessels broken up, decayed, &c. Vessels converted into hulks, &c. .. Vessels transferred to ports in the United Kingdom Vessels transferred to ports in British possessions Vessels registered de novo.. Tonnage deducted without re-regis-tration Sold to foreigners Other vessels 3 1 1 80 27 54 122 277 75 24 49 122 193 9 2 I 2 4 1 1,050 46 14 4,210 492 30 6 2,542 12 3 2 2 5 5 1,130 73 68 4,210 507 54 55 2,542 1 4 4,220 131 2,312 85 4,342 408 ■ 2,434 27S 10 90 "l 3 9 184 19 48 146 12 25 184 40 144 140 31 1 21 "l9 I 4 Total deducted II 597 578 23 9,883 5,673 34 10,480 6,251 Remaining on the Register on the 31st December, 1917 87,496 184 24,356 22,404 376 115,683 65,092 560 140,039

Sailing-vessels. Steam-vessels. Totals. Ports. ,. - Gross Net Vesse s. n. t. Tonnage, tonnage. Vessels Gross Net vessels. Tonnag( ._ Tonnagei Vessels. Gross Tonnage. Net Tonnage. Auckland. . Napier Wellington Nelson 1 yyttelton .. Timaru Dunodin .. Inveroargill 126 4 18 7 12 1 19 2 8,667 266 3,161 189 3,713 733 7,255 372 7,417 253 2..S86 152 3,615 690 7,047 344 197 30 39 15 17 1 65 12 23,051 3,887 11,426 2,797 5,066 942 67,252 1,262 12,031 2,282 5,791 1,320 2,304 488 40,224 592 323 34 52 22 29 2 84 14 31,718 1.153 14,587 2,986 8,779 1,675 74,507 1,034 19,448 2,535 8,677 1,472 5,979 1,178 47,271 936 Totals 184 24,356 22,404 376 115,683 65,032 560 140,039 87,496