THE BUTTEE PROVINCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19857, 30 January 1928, Page 7

THE BUTTEE PROVINCE.

AUCKLAND'S ASCENDANCY. SHIPMENTS FOR SIX WEEKS. AGGREGATE OF 250,000 BOXES. Oiicb again, through the medium of the latest space-allotment schedule issued by the Dairy Prpduce Board, is Auckland's ascendancy* as the producer of more than half the total quantity of butter exported from the Dominion emphasised. The schedule, covering shipments from February 1 to March 17 next, shows tha.t of space allotted for 413,951 boxes of butter from all ports for that period, Auckland's contribution will be 253,250 boxes, or over 61 per cent, of the Dominion aggregate, Space has been provided for 182,378 crates of Now Zealand cheese, 23,890 of which, or over 13 per cpnt., will be loaded at Auckland. Following are details of shipments by various steamers showing the date of de-' parture from New Zealand, the due date in the United Kingdom, and the number of boxes of butter and crates of cheese to be shipped from Auckland and all Dominion ports, the figures for butter being given above those for cheese in each case:— Depart. Due. From. Dom. Steamer. N.Z. U.K. A'land. Total. Tairoa .. Feb. 1 Mar. 10 Rimufaka .. Feb. 2 Mar. 13 30,000 30,000 11,000 26,000 Ruahine .. Feb. 4 Mar. 11 15,000 34,000 Gallic '.. Feb. 9. Mar. 26 68,320 77.660 Northumber- : land . . Feb. 12 Mar. 20 19,250 26,170 4.590 44,113 Tainui .. Feb. 15 Mar. 24 Cumberland Feb. 18 Mar. 31 Pt. Caroline Feb. 22 Apl. 2 Pt. Mel'bne. Feb. 23 Apl. 3 20,000 20,000 4,000 13,500 Huntingdon Feb. 25 ApL 2 -v- 20,000 .. . g 500 Mamilvua .. Feb. 25 ApL 3 Arawa .. Mar. 2 ApL 0 - —• Hertford .. Mar. 3 Apl. 9 rr ■ 8,500 Pt, Bowen . Mar. 6 Apl,-15 Unal'td 4(1,000 Middlesex •. Mar. 10 Apl. 21 60.000 57.000 2,000 13,550 Maiatua . . Mar. 13 Apl. 21 30,660 31,660 2,000 7,400 Mataroa .. Mar. 17 Apl. 28 20,000 20,000 With the exception of the Gallic, which loads for New Halifax, and West of England; the Port Bowen, to load for the West of England; and the Middlesex, which carries cargo for Halifax, New York, and London, the steamers are London bound. The ports of departure of the steamers enumerated are :-r-Auckland: Rimutaka, Gallic, Port Melbourne, Port Bowen, Middlesex, and Matatua. Wellington: Ruahine, Northumberland, Tainui, Cumberland, Port Caroline, Huntingdon, Arawa, Hertford and Mataroa. Dunedin: Mamilius. Napier: Tairoa. Space in tie Port Bowen has yet to be allocated in accordance with shippers' requirements. .