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APPENDIX. SHOWING RESULTS TO 30th JUNE, 1917. FROZEN .MEAT, SCHEELITE, CHEESE, WOOL, SHEEP-SKINS, AND- HIDES, Etc. MEAT. (Operations commenced 3rd March, 1915.) Beef Mutton Lamb (Quarters). (Carcases). (Carcases). 1. Shipped per steamer sunk en route .. .. 13,732 38,689 44,527 2. Arrived at destination in 163 steamers .. .. 1,307,946 5,318,986 6.961,843 3. En route to Great Britain in 12 steamers .. .. 170,174 304,887 162,697 4. Meat aboard steamers now on loading-berth .. 9,365 13,149 5,775 5. Total payments made to 30th June, 1917, £17,391.003. - 6. Totals .. .. .. .. 1,501,217 5,675,711 7.174,842 7. MEAT IN STORE on 16th June, 1917, for which no space lias been allocated in overseas steamersNorth Island .. .. .. .. . . 1,982,402 South Island .. .. '.. .. .. 1,267,097 Total in 60 lb. carcases .. .. .. • 3,249,499 Total shipments— During 1914-15 season.. .. .. .. 337.735 1,986,961 2,889,508 During 1915-16 season.. .. .. .. '769,880 2,421,690 3,148,714 During 1916-17 season (up to 30th June, 1917) .. 393,602 1,267,060 1,136,620 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,501,217 5,675,711 7,174,842 CHEESE. (Operations commenced 4th November, 19,15.) 1915-16 season — Crates. 1. Total shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 189,502 2. Total payments made, £917,748. 1916-17 season— 3. Shipped per " Rotorua " (sunk en route) .'. ..' .. .. .. 16,440 4. Shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 212,112 5. En route to Great Britain . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 146,704 6. On board steamers now on loading berth 7. Total payments to 80th June, 1917, £2.831,555. 8. Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 375,562 9. CHEESE IN STORE on 25th June, 1917, for which no space has been allocated in overseas steamers — Crates. North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. ..91,355 South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,442 Total quantity in crates.. .. .. .. .. ■ — 121,797 BUTTER. I. BUTTER IN STORE awaifng shipment on private account on 15th June, 1917— Boxes. Boxes. North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. ..228,186 South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,693 Total in boxes. . .. .. .. .. .. 233,879 WOOL. (Operations commenced Ist December, 1916.) Bales. Bales. 1. Total number of bales valued (as per valuation certificates received) .. .. 482,704 2. Number of bales shipped per " Rotorua " (sunk en route) .. .. 8,865 3. Number of bales arrived at destination in 28 steamers .. .. .. 216,714 4. Number of bales en route to Great Britain in 12 steamers .. .. 59,119 5. Number of bales shipped account other Governments .. .. .. 2,341 6. Number of bales of greasy wool available for shipment or scouring .. 195,665 __ 482,704 7. Number of bales of greasy wool delivered to scourers for treatment .. .. 55,045 8. Number of bales of scoured wool shipped .. ~ .. .. .. 3,917 9. Number of bales of scoured wool available for shipment.. .. .. .. 25,351 10. Total payments to 30th June, 1917, £11,113,945. 11. Total number of bales paid for ... .. .. .. .. .. 476,265