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EXHIBIT 28. General View of the Sources of the World's Output of Frozen and Chilled Meat during the past Four Years, showing also the Proportion thereof imported into the united kingdom and the quantity handled by Four North American Firms.

EXHIBIT 29. Supplies of Meat in relation to Population and Live-stock.

(Compiled by Messrs. W. Waddel and Co., London.) Australian Output. New Zealand Output. Canadian Output. South African Output. Total Output of Overseas Dominions. South American Output. United States of America and other Foreign Countries' Output. Total Foreign Output. Total Output of the World. Importations into United Kingdom. Quantity handled by Four North American Eirms in River Plate. I Year. Thousands Thousands Thousands of Tons. ; of Tons. of Tons. Thousands of Tons. Thousands of Tons. jc vt- ij? Thousands Thousands of W orld s , ~ , „ Output. ° fTons - ofTons " Thousands Percenta g e l-nousancls rf World > s of Tons. ! r, . . Output. Thousands Thousands . Thousands ofTons. of Tons. < 0ut __ t _ of Tons. 1913 1914 1915 1916 179 171 133 104 124 147 158 158 6 15 3 8 303 318 300 285 40 10 34 31 464 478 471 535 5 111 96 464 483 582 631 60 60 66 69 767 801 882 916 ! 721 694 664 534 94 87 75 58 212 213 300 313 28 26 34 34 _±_ I _J I

(Compiled by Messrs. W. Waddel and Co., London.) Year. Population of United Kingdom. Number of Cattle. Number of Sheep. Home Production of Meat. Imported Meat. Total Meat consumed. P< Home. Per Head of Population. 'erHe ead of Popul Import. latiori n. Total. 1871 1882 1901 1913 31.800,000 35.600,000 42.000,000 46.000.000 9.345.000 9.830.000 11,480.000 11.950,000 31,400.000 27,450.000 30.800.000 27,600.000 Thousands of Tons. Thousands of Tons. 962 118 952 162 1.099 575 1,095 732 Thousands of Tons. 1.080 1.114 1.674 1,827 I lb. 68 67 59 53 lb. 8 11 30 36 i lb. 76 78 89 89 I j