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Freights—1913, 1917, 1921.

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Summ. <,ry. Export. Total Freight Expenses, 1913. Total Freight Expenses, 1921. Increase since 1913. Frozen meat, .. Wool £ 769,156 497,645 93,065 160,561 £ 3,492,525 1,545,164 193,658 963,041 £ 2,723,369 1,047,519 100,593 802,480 Butter Cheese Totals 1,520,427 6,194,388 4,673,961 Febiohts—1913, 1917, 1921. Year. Exports to United Kingdom. Freight Rates. Expenses 11 ' kingdom. Freight Rates. Total Freight Expenses. Tallow. Tons. £ 1913 .. 22,723 £2 per ton weight, plus 10 per cent. .. 49,990 1917 .. 9,672 £6 „ „ .. 63,835 1921 .. 24,437* £9 15s. „ „ .. 262,087 £ 49,990 63,835 262,087 Meats, Potted and, Preserved. £ 3,028 17,619 9,255 Cwt. ! £ 1913 .. 17,698 £2 per ton measurement, plus 10 per cent. 3,028 1917 .. 39,227 £5 5s. ,-,- „ 17,619 1921 .. 18,029 £6 „ „ 9,255 Hemp and Tow. £ 98,138 29,672 Tons. , £ 1913 .. Hemp .. 20,992 £4 5s. per ton weight, plus 10 per cent... 98,138 Tow .. .. 5,395 £5 „ „ .. 29,672 Total .. 26,387 Total .. .. 127,810 127,810 1917 ... Hemp .. 7,669 £10 per ton weight, plus 10 per cent. .. 84,359 Tow .. .. 199 £13 ' „ „ .. 2,846 84,359 2,846 Total .. 7,868f Total .. .. 87,205 87,205 1921* .. Hemp .. 12,784 £15 per ton weight, plus 10 per cent. .. 210,936 Tow'.. .. 3,133 £24 „ „ .. 82,711 210,936 82,711 Total .. 15,917 Total .. .. 293,647 293,647 Hides, Pelts, and Skins (Undressed). Lb. £ 1913 .. 22,427,080 i £2 5s. per ton weight, plus 10 per cent.f 24,780 1917 .. 10,660,560 | £6 10s. „ „ j 34,028 1921* .. 22,945,000 £9 15s. „ „ f 109,860 * In all instances the 1914 export figures are used as estimates for the 1921 exports. f No primage for Imperial Government supplies. Summary. „ i ti.'i.ipi i ™ Total Freight Total Freight r . ,„,„ Exports to United Kingdom. Expenses, 1913. Expenses, 1921. Tncroaao 8,nce 1913 ' Tallow .. Hemp and tow Potted and preserved meats Hides, pelts, and skins (undressed) .. £ £ £ Tallow .. .. .. .. 49,990 262,087 212,097 Hemp and tow .. .. .. 127,810 293,647 165,837 Potted and preserved meats .. 3,028 9,255 6,227 Hides, pelts, and skins (undressed) ... 24,780 109,860 85,080 £ 49,990 127,810 3,028 24,780 £ 262,087 293,647 9,255 109,860 Totals 205,608 674,849 469,241 N.B. —These figures refer only to thi articles are exported to other countries particular exports were sent to the Uni meats, 50 per cent. ; hemp and tow, 71 Such proportions vary greatly from yeai e exports to the United Kingdom. Larj i. In 1913, the following approximate ited Kingdom : —Tallow, 99 per cent.; p. 5 per cent. ; hides, pelts, and undressoi r to year. ie quantities of these proportions of these lotted and preserved 1 skins, 70 per cent.