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STORE, AUCKLAND Statement of Stores handled for the Period 1st August, 1946, to 31st March' 1947

Total Tonnage handled. Received .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,184 tons. Delivered .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,236 „ Tea-sorting, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 3,656 ~ Total .. .. .. ... .. 28,076 tons. Total man-hours worked .. .. . . .. 10,682 hours. Rate of handling per man-hour .. .. .. .. 2-63 tons. Total handling charges .. .. . . .. £2,661. Cost per ton handled .. ... .. .. .. Is. 1075 d. Area of store .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,000 square feet.

ANALYSIS OF TEMPORARY TRANSFERS OF UNIONISTS BETWEEN PORTS TO MEET LABOUR SHORTAGES, JUNE, 1941, TO MARCH, 1947

90

Class of Stores. Take over from Cargo Control Committee, 1st August, 1946. Received into Store, 1st August, 1946 to 31st March, 1947. Delivered ex Store, 1st August, 1940 to 31st March, 1947. Balance in Store, 31st March, 1947. Tons. Feet. Tons. Feet. Tons. Feet. Tons. Feet. Wheat, &c. 2,847 2,731 12 4,385 10 1,193 2 Tea .. 827 2,996 29 3,816 39 6 30 Flour 704 34 704 34 Cheese 441 38 21 479 21 Other foodstiiffs 1,041 24 962 23 79 1 Wool 844 20 877 30 1,358 30 363 20 Newsprint 733 10 733 10 Tallow 433 8 107 8 540 16 General merchandise . 865 23 1,686 14 1,987 22 564 15 Totals 6,991 21 10,184 12 14,235 35 2,979 38

Period. Ports. Number of Transfers. Number of Men transferred. Transfer Costs paid from (a) Vote From To " Labour": (6) War Expenses Account. April, 1946, to March, 1947 Wanganui Wanganui Timaru Wellington New Plymouth Lyttelton -> - 1 74 66 29 £ s. d. 341 10 3 479 19 6 380 18 10 June, 1941, to March, 1946 5 160 169 5,340 (a)l,202 8 7 (6)30,013 7 3 June, 1941, to March, 1947 i J 165 5,509 42,015 15 10