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Company. Works. ♦New Zealand Refrigerating Company (Limited), Christchurch. . Inilav, Wanganui : Picton ; Islington, Christchurch ; Smithfield, Timaru ; Piikeini, Oamaru ; Burnside, Dunedin. ♦North British and Hawke's Bay Freezing Company (Limited), Napier . . . . . . . . . . . . Westshorc, Napier. North Canterbury Sheep-farmers' Co-operative Freezing Company (Limited), Christchurch .. .. .. .. Kaiapoi. Otaihape Farmers' Meat Company (Limited), Taihape .. Winiata, Taihape. ♦Patea Farmers' Co-operative Freezing Company (Limited), Patea . . . . .. . . . . . . Patea. Poverty Bay Farmers' Meat Company (Limited), Gisborne . . Kaiteratatii, Gisborne. Southland Frozen Meat Company (Limited), Invercargill . . Mataura ; Makarewa, Invercargill ; cold store also at Bluff. South Otago Freezing Company (Limited), Balclutha . . Finegand, Balclutha. Tait, W. E., Invercargill . . . . . . . . Woodlands (canning-works). Taranaki Farners' Meat Company (Limited), New Plymouth . . Smart Road, New Plymouth. Tokomaru Sheep-farmers' Freezing Company (Limited), Tokomaru Bay . . . . . . .. . . . . Tokomaru Bay. Wairoa Farmers' Co-operative Meat Company (Limited), Wairoa Wairoa. •Wanganui Meat-freezing Company (Limited), Wanganui .. Castleclifi, Wanganui. •Wellington Farmers' Meat Company (Limited), Masterton . . Waingawa, Masterton. •Wellington Meat Export Company (Limited), Wellington .. NgahaUranga, Wellington ; Kakariki, Marton (under construction).

EXHIBIT 6. Re W. and R. Fletcher. The shareholders of Messrs. W. and R. Fletcher (N.Z.), (Limited), areStanley George Chambers, public accountant, Auckland . . . . 950 shares. Ralph Lionel Ziman, solicitor, Auckland . . . . . . 50 shares. The shares are £1 each. The capital of the company is £1,000.

EXHIBIT 7. Return op 225 Wethers killed at Feilding Farmers' Freezinc-works, Ist February, 1917. Cost. £ s . d. 191 carcases prime, 10,705 lb. at 6|d. .. .. .. .. .. .. 289 18 6 19 carcases overs, 1,5251b. at 6£d. .. .. .. .. .. 39 14 3 15 carcases seconds, 9081b. at 6|d. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 23 12 11 £353 5 8 Return,. £ „. d. 191 carcases prime, 10,705 lb. at s|d. .. .. .. .. .. .. 239 14 11 17 carcases overs, 1,337 lb. at, s|d. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 11 0 2 carcases extra heavy, 1881b. atljd... .. .. .. .. .. 3 16 4 15 carcases seconds, 908 lb. at ssd. ~ .. .. ~ .. .. 19 7 10 291 10 I Fat, 8391b. at 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 19 10 £ s. d. Clothing-wool, 198 Ib. at ts. Id. .. .. .. .. 10 14 6 Less felling, 225 skins at 2|d. .... 2 6 10 8 7 8 Less packs, railage, cartage, dumping, &c, 1981b. at, sd. .. 0 8 3 —- 7 19 5 Pelts, 225 at ss. 9d. .. .. .. . . .. .. 64 13 9 Less curing, railage, cartage, &c, 225 at 4-15 d. .. .. .. 3 17 10 60 15 II 367 5 3 Less killing, freezing, and cost of putting f.0.b., 13,138 lb. at 0-625 d. 34 4 3 £333 1 0 Loss, £20 4s. Bd., or Is. 9d, per head (not including interest).