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SCHEELITE. (Operations commenced 20th September, 1915.) Toils. 1. Shipped per " Rotorua " (sunk en route) .. .. .. .. . . 8 *. Arrived at destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 ". En route to Great Britain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 4. Total payments made to 30th June, 1917, £75,969. Total ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 400 SHEEP-SKINS. (Operations commenced sth February, 1917.) No. . Number of skins purchased and distributed to fellmongers .. .. .. 625,442 2. Total payments to 30th June, 1917, £193,985. HIDES. (Operations commenced 19th March, 1917.) No. 1. Number of hides purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 97,349 2. Number of hides shipped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil. 3. Total payments to 30th June, 1917, £202.892. SLIPE WOOL (Freezing Companies). (Operations commenced 31st March. 1917.) No. 1. Total number of bales advanced against . . .. .. . . . . 16,978 2. Number of bales shipped .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 9.161 3. Total payments to 30th June, 1917, £1,014,414. PAYMENTS. (Totals to 30th June, 1917.) £ Frozen meat .. .. ".. .. .. .. .. .. 17.391,003 Cheese, 1915-16 season .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. 917.748 Cheese, 1916-17 season .. ..- .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.831.555 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11.113,945 Scheelite .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75.969 Sheep-skins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 193.985 Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 202.892 Freezing companies'slipe woo] .. .. .. .. .. .. ... I.oil. II I Other business . . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .'. 136,303 Grand total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £33.877.814

STATEMENT SHOWING THE QUANTITIES OF FROZEN MEAT SHIPPED AT EACH PORT FROM THE INCEPTION OF THE SCHEME (i.e, 3rd MARCH, 1915) TO 30th JUNE, 1917.

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1914-15 Season. .915-16 Season. 19KS-I7 Season. 'totals. Port of Shipment. Beef. Heel'. Mutton. Lamb. Mutton. Mutton. ; Lamb. Beef. ] Mutton. : Lamb. Beef. Lamb. 1 Whangarei Auckland Tokomai'u Pay . . Gisborne Napier Waitara New Plymouth .. Wanganui Wellington Quarters. 23,094 52,533 0,463 25,024 34,802 40,01.2 Carcases. Carcases. Quarters. 41,457 180,587 8,950 02,201 04.802 77,080 Oarcases. Ca cases. ' 11.323 3,222 42,975 108,104 107.846! 67,526 325,172! 165,752 377,599; 301.282 54,929 44,126 88,569 67,766 734,5401 782,383 1,742.9531,540.161 'Quarters. Carcases. Oaroases. I Quarters. 16,481 3,271 ,. 81,632 62,464 22,942 13,617 301,584 4,683 33,186 .. 20,096 11.981 92,271 10.673; 99,266 17,677 179,106 41,698: 117,281 28,703 13,918 13,389] 152,995 5.300 10,709 2,355: 5,300 40,939 49,937 17,479 85,534 08,101 356,969 402.350 294,011 250,335 762,309 501.561 1.157,705 Carcases. 14,594 107,181 199,492 037,481 705,480 118.332 10,709 234,219 J,701,582 Carcases. 3,222 190.704 109,423 277.498 494,962 85,765 2,355 123,257 1,596,084 41,264 74,983 58,460 4.1,897 220,038 101,073 208,775, 151,982 49,485 28,250 17^812 58,979 95,713 38,012 610,073 411,351 26,783 166,931 Total, North Island 265,919 1.283,808 847,548 635.451 3.789.070 2.889.270 Nelson Picton Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Bluff 52.1 11,128 2,618 10,312 20,549 22,410 31,035 244,750 772,152 153,374 623,925 29,871 97,868 85,884 214,387 156.552 282,044 4,763 38,162 7,624 16,623! 21,563 27,650 42,392 274,884 770,312 102,373 334,357 10,095 32.402 102,710 189,080 144,390 217,847 j 2,157 060 1,684 7,441 17,592 23,217 48,407 210,768 289.149 97,697 14,878 144,640 221.590 25,120 9,541 2,527 24,998 65,137 54,700 59.120 46,827 50,413 42,192 154,134 27,595 07,052 736.402 400,387 49,507 253,737 351.361 43.796 90.044 1,831,613 1,179.872 132,797 458,767 542,083 11,876 45,073 22,246 61,634 Total, South Island 71.816 703.1532,041,960 678,7371,608,553 137,207 504,751 635,059 343.512 393,602 1,267,060 1,136,620 I ,501.217; 1,886,641 4,285,572 134,429 137,267 504,751 Grand totals 337,735 1,986,9612,889,508 393,602 1,267,000 0,675,711 7,174,842 769,880 2,42I,090|3,I48,714