FLOUR MILLING
Flour milling in New Zealand is dealt with by the Government Statistician in his monthly abstract for January. He shows that in the three years less flour has been made, yet it has brought more money. In 1925 136,215 tons were made ot the value of £2,226,367; but in 1926 the flour amounted to 128,699 tons and was valued at £2,378,848—5516 tons less and worth £152,481 more. Bran and pollard show substantial increases in values. The prices are selling prices at the mill. There are 53 mills, and their value is put at £782,184. Employees number 675, of whom 36 are females. Salaries and wages paid amount to £171,325. Wheat dealt with in 1926 was 5,998,661 bushels costing £2,167,813. In 1925, the wheat amounted to 6,358,369 bushels, costing £1,889,359. A steady rise in the cost of materials used explains why less flour cost more money.
Imports of -wheat during the period 1921 to 1925 totalled 6,113,632, or say one million bushels less than the Dominion requires in one year. The cost of this wheat was £1,934,365.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 31, 7 February 1927, Page 12
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178FLOUR MILLING Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 31, 7 February 1927, Page 12
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