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EXHIBIT 19. 8. V. Nevanas and Co, (Limited). —Cow-beep Costs, Week ending Cost. Dr. £ s. d. One head, 4 quarters—6so lb. at 455. .. . . . . .. .. ..14126 Freight, freezing, &c—6solb. at 0-47 d. .. .. .. .. .: ..156 Insurance on £13 at 4s. 3d. per cent, (four months) .. .. .. .. ..022 Interest on £15 at 6 per cent, (four months) . . .. .. . . .. ..040 16 4, 2 Or. £ s. d. Fat, 331b. at 3d. .. .. .. .. ..083 Tongues and tails—l at 2s, 6d, .. .. .. .. .. ..026 Hides—.l at, 335. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 13 0 ——■ 2 3 9 650 export pounds-—cost .. .. .. .. .. .. £14 0 5 Cost per pound'—primes, 5-176 d. ; Government price, 4|-d. Loss, 19s. 6d. per head.

EXHIBIT 20. S. V. Nevanas and Co. (Limited). —Ox-beep Costs, Week endtng Cost. Dr. £ s. d. One head, 4 quarters—Boo lb. at 475. .. .. .. . . .. ..18160 Freight, freezing, &c—Boolb. at, 0-47 d. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11l 4 Insurance on £17 at 4s. 3d per cent, (four months) . . . . .. .. 0 2 10 Interest on £19 at 6 per cent, (four months) .. .. .. .. .. ..076 20 17 8 Or. £ s. d. Fat, 551b. at 3d... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 13 9 Tongues and tails—l at 2s. 6d. .. .. .. .. .. ..026 Hides—l at 555. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 15 0 -—— 3 11 3 800 export pounds—cost. .. .. .. .. .. .. £17 6 5 Cost per pound—primes, 5-196 d. ; Government, price, sd. Loss, 13s. per head.

EXHIBIT 21. Suggestions by Mr. Arlow, New Zealand Manager, Nevanas and Co. 1. Prevent elimination of competition in New Zealand by protecting the free exporter and the grower. 2. Adjust rail tariff whereby dead meat is carried at cheaper rate than live-stock. 3. Provide by graduated rail tariff against deliberate carriage of live-stock for freezing from one district to another so long as the existing works in the originating district can cope. 4. Prohibition of secret rebates by freezing companies to clients, or, if given, then to be given openly to all. 5. "Register under license all fat-stock buyers in New Zealand on the undertaking not to knowingly sell to notified or black-listed trust houses, such buyers to disclose periodically their transactions if required. 6. Legislate to make it illegal for any company or individual interested in any shipping company carrying meat from New Zealand to be also an operator in frozen meat or live-stock for export from New Zealand. 7. That in connection with the sale of any freezing-works in New Zealand such sale to be first subject to the sanction of the authorities after full investigation into all the facts leading up to the sale. 8. Similar sanction to be also obtained in connection with the proposed leasing of any freezingworks. 9. Publish regularly throughout New Zealand the prices offered in Argentine, &c, by trust houses as against our free prices in New Zealand.