WOOL AND MEAT TRADE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16498, 26 March 1917, Page 6

WOOL AND MEAT TRADE

Bss* 'SISi! IMPERIAL PAYMENTS. , ■ , \' ■« .-DETAILS FOR PROVINCES.' '^M:^^^:l& : * '■ - : s//"//?/^-^*'-' Statistics relative to I the meat and wool industries of the Dominion were given in Christohurch by the Hon, "W. D. S. MacDonald, Minister for Agriculture.- : 1 The | payments made ■on behalf; of ' the Imperial Government to March 6 for NewZealand ? meat amount to £15,366,498. ;■ Details are as follow :— North Island. ' Auckland .. .. £1,334,068.' '"'Poverty Bay .. .. .. 1,656.827 '■-' • ' H&wko's Baf.* . .'•';'• . ' " ...'' 1,500,869 :~£: ■ Taranaki •..,:?.• ..-'■ ~:,;.-;■.'.;;•'. 58.703 '■-''"-/ Wellington .. -'.. ".. 4,274,498 Total .. .'. .. 79,255,968 ,'■■"•-''' ■■■'■•■■ "' South Island. : .: : "' i ?«?'| :■■'. ■i/\Canterbury ■;•.-.:-'• ■. ..;-vV. £3,230,831 ■ ■;■} " ~ Otago .% .... .1,119,119 . <fe Southland .. .... 1,122,096.-'. *• Marlborough v.. : , ;..- .: . : 106,062 ..Kelson-..'...' .. .. 70,942 : Total ~ ';; .. £5,049,955 !' ; At present there are 43 registered meat export ? slaughterhouses in the Dominion, engaged principally in the slaughter .of stock for export. There are also 31 registered abattoirs,'/ which are almost : .wholly, engaged in the slaughter of stock for local consumption in New Zealand. \''A Stock ;slaughtered. in tho Dominion during the years ended Juno 30, 1915, and ; June 30, 1916 (both for export'and local consumption) was as follow ;:-— ■<;/', <'-. '" '-.."• '• ■:. 1914-15.' •..■ 1915-16.. '- Shoep '•-:,; ... 4,083,209 ;. 3.805,834 i.-Lambs V .v.. .. 3,987,025 3,973,987 rCattle.?.•:?>■-',::'. .. 343.370 :/-415,138 Calves .. .. 80,692 32,984 Totals .. .. 8,444,296 8,227,423 The payments made ..to date on wool amount : to; £8,266,806. .; General •; details arenas.follow:—..;- '/ - '■•"' -:' '/" ■' -• ; ; -;::-:-v ...'".-.. Bales. Valued ..-' ..- ,' V. *... . 384.901 Shipped ..'.., .. 178.849 Arrived at destination ■;..<-; 35,861 En route h:7 -:. v'.. ; . .. 182.608 ;>;'Available ; for shipment .. 206,052 Space allotted for .. .. '115,963 ■■-.-''No space allotted for .. -.. . 90,089 ' v Bales paid for-.*.. }..'"-■■ 350.831 •.