Table No. 9, "Yearly tax collections," shows the upward trend of tax collections. It is noted that the port district has reduced the millage in the last 2 years by one-quarter mill each year and that the actual taxes collected have not been reduced materially. This is due to the fact that real estate is showing a continued upward trend in valuation.

The figures represented by table No. 10 are the results of a survey of all firms in Palm Beach County served by the port. It is felt that since coastal shipping has not been an actuality since before the war, at the best these findings are conservative. The lumber item is based on the fact that one dealer here will bring a minimum of three shiploads of western pine products into the port terminal if facilities are made available. The additional slip plus deeper water in the turning basin extension as proposed will make possible the handling of this type of cargo at a considerable saving to the people in the tributary area.

TABLE NO. 1V.-Comparative statement of carloads of products for export from various States during 1947 and 1948

TABLE NO. 11.-Comparative statement of carloads of products for export from various States during 1947 and 1948-Continued

TABLE NO. 11.-Comparative statement of carloads of products for export from various States during 1947 and 1948-Continued

TABLE NO. 11.-Comparative statement of carloads of products for export from various States during 1947 and 1948-Continued

TABLE NO. 11.-Comparative statement of carloads of products for export from various States during 1947 and 1948-Continued