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BUTTER— continued. 10. BUTTER IN STORE awaiting shipment on account of Imperial Government on 23rd August, 1919 Boxes. Boxes. North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 125 South Island Total in boxes .. .. .. .. .. .. 125 SCHEELITE. (Operations commenced 20th September, 1915.) Tons. 1. Shipped and lost in transit .. .. .. .. . . . . 18 2. Arrived at destination . . . . . . . . .. .. .. 660 3. En route to Great Britain .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 4. Total payments made to date, £153,157. 5. Total .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 774 WOOL. (Operations commenced Ist December, L 916.) 1. Total number of bales valued (as per valuation certificates received) .. 1,582,302 2. Number of bales lost in transit .. .. .. . . .. 9,668 3. Number of bales arrived at destination in 148 steamers .. .. 731 ,338 4. Number of bales en route to Great Britain in 30 steamers . . . . 240,106 5. Number of bales shipped on account of other Governments .. 119,282 6. Number of bales of greasy wool available for shipment, scouring, or delivered to scourers .. .. .. .. .. 481.908 1,582,302 7. Number of bales of greasy wool delivered to scourers for treatment .. .. 278,583 8. Number of bales of scoured and fellmongers' slipe wool shipped .. .. 205,275 9. Number of bales of scoured and fellmongers' slipe wool available for shipment '76.235 10. Total payments, £38,505,706. 11. Total number of bales paid for .. .. .. .. 1,582,302 SLIPE WOOL (Freezing Companies). (Operations commenced 31.st March, 1917.) Purchased for Valuation in United Kingdom. > 1. Total number of bales advanced against .. .. .. .. .. 68,959 2. Number of bales shipped .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,114 3. Number of bales shipped on account of other Governments ... . . . .■ I ,795 4. Total payments to date, £2,001,910. Purchased under New Zealand Valuations. 5 Total number of bales .. .. .'. .. .. .. .. 117,009, 6. Total number of bales shipped .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,970 7. Number of bales shipped on account of other Governments . . , . .. 7,604 8. Total payments to date, £3,276,790. SHEEP-SKINS. (Operations commenced sth February, 1917.) 1. Number of skins purchased and distributed to fellmongers .. .. .. 4,944,442 2. Total payments to date, £1,929,613. HIDES. (Operations commenced 19th March, 191.7.) 1. Number of hides purchased ' .. .. .. .. .. .. 370,509 2. Number of hides shipped .. .. .. .. .. .. 149,442 3. Number of hides sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 232,627 4. Total payments to date, £735,663. PAYMENTS. (Total to date.) £ Frozen meat.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.088,444 Cheese, 1915-16 season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 917,748 Cheese, 1916-17 season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,295,557 Cheese. 1917-18 season .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. 5,008,056Cheese, 1918-19 season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,396,922 Butter, 1917-18 season .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 2,939,250 Butter, .1918-19 season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,009.375 Butter equalization funds .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 391,971 Scheelite .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 153,157 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,505,706 Freezing companies' slipe wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,278,700 Sheep-skins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,929,613 Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 735.663 Other business ~' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,735,305 Grand total .. .. .. .. .. .. ..£109,385,467