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EXHIBIT 10. Return of 700 lb. Ox at Feilding, 29th January, 1917. £ s. d. Meat, 700 lb. at sd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 II 8 Hide (say) 501b. at Is. Id. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 2 14 2 Fat, 501b. at 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 12 6 Tongue and tail .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 020 18 0 4 Less- — £ s. d. Freezing, &c, 7001b. at fd. .. .. .. .. .. 1 16 6 Salting, hide .. .. .. .. .. .. ..016 Railage hide .. . . .. .. .. .. ..010 Fire, insurance, two months .. .. .. .. ..016 2 0 6 £16 0 0 (Equal to £2 ss. 9d. per 100 lb.) ==-

EXHIBIT 11. Value op Beep at Wanganui Meat-freezing Company's Works on Government Schedule Prices, 1916-17. Ox Beef. £ a. d. £ s. d. 750 lb. meat at sd. .. • .. .. .. .. .. . . 15 12 6 Hide, 551b. at Is. Id. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 19 7 Less salting and f.o.b. charges .. .. .. .. ..037 2 16 0 Fat, 451b. at 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 076 Tongue and tail .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 0 19 18 17 9 Less freezing-charges, 7501b. at 0-51 d. .. .. .. .. .. 111 11 £17 5 10 (Equal to 465. Id. per 100 lb.) Cow Beef. £ a. d. £ s. d. 500 Ib. meat at, 4fd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 17 11. Hide, 40 lb. at Is. .. .. .. .. .. . . ..200 Less salting and f.o.b. charges .. .. .. .. .. 0 3 fi 116 6 Fat, 30 Ib. at 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Tongue and tail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 19 12 I 2 Less freezing-charges, 50011). at 0-51(1. .. .. .. .. .. 113 £10 19 11 (Equal to 445. per 100 lb.) (Not including interest and insurance.)

FXHIBIT 12. Value op Beef at Longburn Freezing-works on Government Schedule Prices, 1916-17. Ox Beef. £ s. d. £ s. d. 7501b. meat at, sd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 12 6 Hide, 551b. at Is. Id. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~2 19 7 Less salting and f.o.b. charges .. .. .. 0 3 7 — 2 16 0 Fat, 451b. at 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 7 6 Tongue and tail . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 0 2 1 18 18 1 Less freezing-charges, 7501b. at 0-67 d. .. .. .. .. .. 2 111 £16 16 2 (Equal to 445. 10(1. per 1001b.) .==