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The following tables give full particulars of the gradings during the year ended 31st March, 1916, the totals and percentages for the previous year being also quoted Jor comparison : —

Table of Hemp graded (Bales).

Table of Tow graded (Bales).

Table of Stripper-slips graded (Bales).

Grading-ports. Fine. Good-fair. Fi High Point. jr. Low Point. Common. Rejeoted. Condemned. Total. I_ Auokland Foxton .. Wellington Napier Picton Blenheim Lyttelton Bluff .. Dunedin .11. 349 803 233 "4 1 2,190 15,997 10,290 537 580 1,705 74 2,281 1,411 9.024 20,677 29,900 229 135 319 16 6,049 946 8,719 8,526 9,678 I .906 1,363 1,269 11 274 386 417 86 81 70 22,216 47,030 51,973 777 1,580 2.351 90 9,701 2,557 62 94 1,321 196 46 3 , , , I Totals for year ended 31st March, 1916 I ,407 35,065 67,295 28,596 4,598 1,077 237 i 138,275 ____, i !rt__-rt_rt_ Percentage 1-01 1-01 25-36 48-67 20-69 3-33 0- 8 0-17 Year ended 31st March, 1915 2,339 2,339 28,642 37,061 11,933 2,420 488 89 82,989 Percentage 2-8 2-8 34-53 44-72 14-32 2-93 0-58 0-107

Grading-ports. 1st Grade. 2nd Grade. 3rd Grade. Condemned. Total. .uckland 'oxton Vcllington lapier llenheim 'icton yttelton Huff 26 3,450 2,756 71 701 96 448 243 16 2,096 5,329 7,031 1.3 795 599 648 1,406 559 5,258 1,434 1,958 63 25 12 741 39 279 8,121 10,252 12,024 147 1 ,521 707 1,096 4,217 804 2,355 200 213 29 hmedin Totals for year ended 31st March, 1916 Percentage 7,807 18,476 11,305 1,301 38,889 20-06 47-3 29-5 3-3 Year ended 31st March, 1915 4,577 12,284 5,871 642 23,374 Percentage 19-50 52-64 25-11 2-75

First Grade. Second Grade. Condemned. Total. 'ear ended 31st March, 1916 .. ear ended 31st March, 1915 .. 719 259 4,910 1,223 246 5,875 1,482