THE HEMP INDUSTRY

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6631, 9 June 1928, Page 4

THE HEMP INDUSTRY

MAY FIGURES. The returns issued by the Department of Agriculture in connection with the hemp industry of May aro as follows:

Forty-three bales at Auckland, 35 at Wellington, 97 at Foxton, and 13 at the Bluff were rejected. Sixteen bales at Foxton were condemned. 1 The number of bales in each grade was as follows, the number for the cop responding period of last year being given in parentheses: Good fair 203 (666), high fair 1521 (3179), low fair 1736 (3338), common 749 (831>| ire*; jected 188 (250), condemned 16 (jail);, a total of 4412 bales, as against 8264' bales graded the same period last year, a. decrease of 3852 bales. The number of bales graded at each port was; Auckland 1156, Wellington 534, Foxton 1129, Pieton 109, Blenheim 68, Dunedin 52, Port Chalmers 141, Bluff 1094, Lyttelton .129. ", i ■ The following shows the detailed particulars of the tow graded.

Thirteen bales at Auckland, 17-' at Wellington, six at Foxton, and two at the Bluff were condemned. The following shows the number of bales in each grade, the number for the corresponding period of last year being given in parentheses: First grade 78 (242), second grade 535 (1533), third grade 737 ,(56G), : condemned 38, (45), a total of 1388 bales, as against 2386 bales graded the’'same period last year, a decrease of - 998 bales. The.. number of bales graded at each pert was: Auckland.32B, Wellington 229, Foxton 182, Pieton 41, Blenheim 19, Port Chalmers 22, Bluff 420, Lyttelton 24, Dunedin 3, Waikuku 120. Stripped Tow: Twenty-four bales at Foxton yrere graded second grade, a total number of 24 bales, as against 46 bales graded the same period last year, a decrease of 22 bales. , : Stripper Slips: Sventy-four bales at Wellington and 27 at the Bluff were graded second grade. Five bales at Auckland, 19 at Wellington, and 103 at the Bluff wpre passed for export. Three bales at ..the Bluff were condemned. The fp’Ul number gra.ded was 23i"'bales, as against 179 bales gradl* the same period last, year, an increase of 52 bales. . V; '! ;

Ports G.F. H.F. L.F. C. Auckland ... —- 236 730 147 Wellington .. 28 244 146 81 Foxtoa . t.... — 635 275 106 Picton 65 34 10 — Blenheim ... 51 16 — 1 Dunedin .... 4,1 V — 9 Port Chalmers — 84 57 —• Bluff 15 188 480 398 Lyttelton .... — 84 29 16

Port 1st 2nd 3rd Auckland. 168 147 Wellington 57 140 Poston 154 •: — Pieton — Blenheim .... 19 '0: — Port Chalmers .. — 22 Bluff 110 308 Lyttelton ....... 24 — Dunedin ........ 3 — Waikuku — 120