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(4.) SHOWING RESULTS TO 23rd AUGUST, 1919. FROZEN MEAT, SCHEELITE, BUTTER, CHEESE, WOOL. SHEEP-SKINS, Etc. MEAT. (Operations commenced 3rd March, 1915.) Boot' Mutton Lamb (Quarters). (Carcases.) (Carcases). 1. Shipped per steamers lost in transit .. .. 18,829 106,260 91,080 2. Arrived at destination in 284 steamers .. .. 2.491,650 9,113,456 10,778,040 3. En route to destination in 10 steamers .. .. 104,268 344,662 228,231 4. Meat aboard steamers now on loading-berth .. 5,394 27.737 4,047 5. Total payments made to date, £40,088,444. 6. Totals .. .. .. 2,620,141 9,592,115 11,101,398 7. MEAT TN STORE on 31st July, 1919, for which no space has been allocated in overseas steamers — North Island .. .. .. .. .. 4,537,277 South Island .. .. .. .. .. 2,686,036 Total in 60 lb. carcases .. .. . . 7,223,313 Total shipments to date — During 1914 15 season .. .. '.. 337,735 1,986,961 2,889,508 "During 1915-16 season .. .. .. 769,880 2,421,690 3.148,714 During 1916-17 season .. .. .. 517,708 1,575,600 1,315,506 During 1917-18 season .. .. .. 612,947 1,871,197 1,871,444 During 1918-19 season .. .. .. 381,871 1,736,667 1,876,226 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,620,141 9,592,115 11,101,398 CHEESE. (Operations commenced 4th November, 1915.) 1915-16 season — Urates. 1. Total shipped and arrived at destination.. .. .. .. .. 189,502 2. Total payments made, £917,748. 1916 17 season— 3. Shipped and lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,440 4. Total arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. .. 501,886 5. Total payments, £3,295,557. 6. Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 518,326 1917-18 season — 7. Shipped and lost in transit .. .'. . . .. .. .. 46,406 8. Shipped and arrived at destination . . .. . . . . .. 709,189 9. En route to destination 10. Total payments, £5,008,056. '11. Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 755,595 1918-19 season— 12. Shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 383,873 13. En route to destination .. .. .. .. .. .. .136,178 14. On board steamers now on loading-berth . . . . . . . . 43,410 15. Total payments to date, £5,396,922. ' 18. Totals .. .. .. .. ~, .. .. 563,461 16. CHEESE IN STORE awaiting shipment on account Imperial Government on 18th August, 1919— Crates. North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 157,275 South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,941 Total quantity in crates '.. .. .. .'. - 179,216 BUTTER. (Operations commenced 20th November, 19J7.) 1917-18 season — Boxes. 1. Shipped and lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,847 2. Shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 674,852 3. Total payments, £2,939,250. 4. Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 724,699 1918-19 season— 5. Shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 662,827 6. En route to destination .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,223 7. On board steamers now on loading-berth. . 8. Total payments to date, £3,009,375. 9. Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 666,050 T