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PORT OF NELSON Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Cargo Units. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. ANCHOR SHIPPING CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS (Other than ANCHOR CO.) Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1942-46 | 1946-47 1 1942-46 1946-47 General . D/L Tons 38,775 9,569 21-88 22-79 238,714 60,703 28-29 27-82 14,728 5,646 21-38 26-87 Cement 1,042 517 24-23 27-21 Wool, sheep-skins, &c. . Disc. Bales 158 126 ,, . Ldg. tt 4,359 114 2,419 499 118 133 1,296 140 Timber — Hardwood : Wharf . Disc. S/ft. 21,547 9,945 162,232 6,736 Softwood : Trucks >) 16,900 6,993 Coal — Grab : New Zealand Tons 82,275 25,595 43-29 49-24 Basket: New Zealand 18,748 63 16-47 17-58 Bunker : Hulks, &c. • Ldg. 150 150 19-57 19-78 22,223 6,278 17-88 18-91 45 20 Fruit: Apples and pears . D/L Tons 7,133 717 24-49 25-91 13,886 964 33-79 39-08 4,527 2,189 32-71 30-83 Mutton and lamb .. R. c/c 366,718 41,883 1,210 1,664 16,374 1,252 Frozen sundries .. Ldg. F. c/c Tons Cases Tons 68,423 4,344 579 620 756 412 Total, all classes 54,637 11,187 377,391 94,198 20,010 8,076 Number of contracts 94 19 1,157 297 40 15 . . OVERSEAS VESSELS, Fruit: Apples and pears 85,798 875 Total, all classes 3,43S , Number of contracts 1