MEAT EXPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17079, 31 January 1916, Page 8

MEAT EXPORTS.

SHIPMENTS FROM NEW ZEALAND POETS. TWO YEARS COMPARES* - The following return, showing the shipments of beef, mutton and lamb tq the United Kingdom during the twelve months ended December 31, 1914, and December 31, 1915, respectively has been prepared by the Imperial Government Meat Supply Branch at Wellington :- SHIPMENTS DURING 1915.

EQUIVALENT IN FREIGHT CARCASSES. Another set of figures gives the total shipments of beef, mutton, and lamb in a different form. In the following table t4ie equivalent of the meat shipments* for the two years is shown in freignt

STEAMERS DESPATCHED. The following was the number of steamers despatched in each or tlie two years:— I

Total .- ... .-89- 82 IMPERIAL PURCHASES.

The following statement, relating to the supply of meat to the Imperial Government, shows the quantities of frozen meat shipped at each port from the inception of the scheme—March 3, 1915—t0 January 27 : *

Qrs. C/cs.'. O/os. Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Wlmngarei 36.074 201 Auckland . 99,962 77,480 119,479 Tokomaru Ba.v 8,893 99,191 63,043 Gisborne . 35,027 347,476 174,705 Napier . 44,435 320,062 270.766 SYaitara . 64,128 76,381 ii0.858 "vVaiiganui . , 24,848 112,748 81,514 Wellington 95,784 793,655 733.996 North Island 408,630 1,827,194 1,504,361 Nelson 521 11,540 20,392 Picton — 23,874 29,571 Lyttelton 17,791 379,207 904,917 Timaru 3,286 244,074 598,171 Oaniaru — , 67.968 172,015 Dunedin . 21,634 119,014 192,705 Bluff 53,972 163.281 294.893 South Island 97,204 1.0C6.988 2.212,664 Grand Tl. 505.854 2,836,182 3,717,025 SHIPMENTS DURING 1914. Qrs. C/cs. C/0fi. Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Whangarei 26,369 5,627 3.51S Auckland 52,073 48,224 S9.335 Tokomaru Bay 13.841 99,179 66,726 Gisbonio • 44,333 329.380 154,576 Napier 54,381 473,151 406,068 Waitara . 38,709 45.650 48,715 Wangauui 13,057 92^549 101,720 Wellington 96,741 951,060 736,697 North N Island 339.504 2,044.826 1,007.353 Nelson 5,208 18,484 Picton 18,597 72,962 Lyttelton ' 7.373 297,046 908,994 Timaru 559 202.543 592.236 Oam a ru — 35,705 90.12b Duncdin . 9,023 89,345 160.739 Bluff 13,804 83.560 188,682 South Tsland 30,759 732,004 2,032,223 Grand 11. 370,263 2 .776,830 3.639,570

carcasses:— 191.4. 1915. Whangarei 87.079 10S.423 Auckland 263,999 457,018 Tokouiaru Bay 185.186 167,896 Gisborne Napier Waitara 565,430 907.005 . 194,254 569,027 633.878 309!338 'Wanganui 199.533 240.135 Wellington . 1,732,420 1,570,338 iNorth Island . . 4,134.906 4,056,052 Nelson Picton Lyttolton 17,531 67.238 . 925.161 26,698 43,588 1.035,858 Tim a mi Oa.ma.ni . . 599,044 95,789 652,713 182,645 Dunedin • 223.573 312.416 Bluff 250,760 521,792 Soutli Island . 2~.179,096 2,775.710 Grand total b\3H.Op2 6.831,762 PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE OR DECREASE. The following ale tip percentages oj increase or decrease in -ltflo compared with 1914:— Per cent. Whangarei . Inc.- • 24.51 73.11 Auckland . Inc. Tokomaru Bay . Dec. 9.34 Gisborne . Inc. .63 Napier . . Dec 30.»o Waitara Wanganui . Inc. , . Inc. 59.24 20.35 Wellington North lsla Nelson . Dec. 9.36 nd • Dec. 1.91 . Inc. 52.29 Picton . Dec. 35.2o Lyttelton . Inc. 11.96 Timani . Inc. 8.96 Oamarn . . Inc. 90.67 Dunediu •• . Inc. 39.74 Bluff . Inc. 108.0S South Islai Grand total . nd . Inc. 27.38 . Tnc. 8.20

1914. 1915 January . 12 7 J: euruary . . . y 12 March • l i 4 April . . - '• i ■ ._.-7 May . ( J 6 June 8 3 July . . 1" 6 August . . 3 10 September . 1 8 October . 10 11 November •5 4 December 7 4

Qrs. C/cs. C/cs. Beei'. Mutton. Lamb. Gisborne . 29,314 802.046 170.019 Whaugarei . 29,058 '201 Auckland . 81,211 4o,941 79,238 Tokomaru B (3,463 77,643 66,463 Napier 41,460 312,097 243,178 Waitara 60.921 63.779 55,554 Wangaiiui . 20,785 99,070 61.015 Wellington 80,431 691,062 £891887

Total North Island . 352 643 1 Nelson , 521 Picton . — Lyttelton . 15.518 Timani . 2.777 Oamain . Duuedin . 15,381 Bluff . 47,477 ,591.839 1,264,859 10,312 20,549 22,410 31,035 269.251 853,652 152.360 624.736 29,871 971868 112,003 229,555 158,227 282,253 Total South Island . 81,674 Grand Tls 434.317 2 754,634 2,139,648 146,473 3,404.507