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Lemon Processing The following is a summary of marketable grades received by each shed for year ended 30th September, 1947, with average price paid covering the same period.

£ s. d. Total preferred .. .. .. 46,549-J 20,768 2 6 Total commercial .. .. .. 22,651| 8,435 14 3 69,26.0| £29,203 16 9 Average price, Bs. 5-284 d. Marketable Fruit, Total for All Sheds Loose, bushel cases, 69,200|. Value, £29,203 16s. 9d. By-product Receipts, All Sheds, Year ended 30th September, 1947 First peel lemons — £ s. d. 3,736$ cases @ 4s. 9d. case .. .. .. 887 6 7 3,692f cases @ ss. 6d. case .. .. .. 1,015 10 2 Second peel lemons — 21 cases @ 3s. 2d. case .. .. .. .. 3 6 6 4f cases @ 4s. case .. .. .. .. 0 18 6 Juice lemons—--1,961 cases @ Is. 7d. case .. .. .. 155 4 11 1,827| cases @ 2s. case .. .. .. .. 182 15 3 Total manufactured tonnage : Processed peel, 76| tons ; juice, 5,771 gallons. Total Receipts (including Rejects), All Grades, for each Shed Cases. Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 56,593| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 17,844-f KeriKeri 3,436* Gisborne .. .. ... .. .. 3,080| Total cases .. .. .. .. 80,955| It should be noted that the lemon season covers the period Ist April of one year to the 31st March of the following, whilst the above figures cover the period Ist October, 1946, to the 30th September, 1947.

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Auckland. Tauranga. Keri Keri. Gisborne. Preferred. Commercial. Preferred. Commercial. Preferred. Commercial. Preferred. Commercial. 9,701f 64-71% 5,290* 35-29% 33,551f 68-93% 15,122f 31-07% 1,931| 64-40% 1,068 35-60% 1,364J-53-84% 1,170 46-16%