Healthy Figures

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 13, 3 June 1914, Page 5

Healthy Figures

Jill! INCREASE OK PRIMARY PRODUCTS. PRIME MINISTER'S QUOTATIONS AT DUNEDIN. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dtmedin, Last Night. Mr M;i-key, Prime Minister and Miu- ; istcv of Agriculture, at the opening of the Winter Show this afternoon, said that for the year ending March 31, lfll.'i, the principal produce totalled £21,16(1,-' 545, while lor 1014 the value was £22,'122,000. Miscellaneous exports were worth £1,400,000 and £1,877,044 respectively, making a total of £22,500545 for 1913, and £23,000,040 for 1014, an increase of £1,430,405. The percentage of agricultural exports to the total exports was only 25 per cent, in 1863, 70 in 1893, 77 in 1003, and 85 in 1013. The returns for 1913 were: Total exports £22,000,672, agricultural exports £lO,Thc Prime Minister emphasised the fact that the growth in New Zealand primary products had necessitated the opening of new markets. He cited tho West Coast of Canada, the West Coast of the United States, and in the near future, the East Coast, via the Panama Canal. Tho exports of wool for the year ending March 31 amount to 183,000,000 lbs, valued at £7,500,000. This shows, compared with the export ten ycare ago, an increase of 17% per cent, in quantity and 87% per cent, in value. Tho statistics of the trade in frozen meat also revealed satisfactory progress. Thus, mutton increased by 179,SlOcwt., valued at £361,252. This was the highest for ten years. The lamb increase was 285,492cwt., of a value of £723,602, compared with ten years ago, an increase of 80 per cent, in quantity and 135 per cent, in value. The beef ' trade in 1013-14 totalled 328,988 cwt, value £446,810. Compared with ten years ago there was an increase of 81 per cent, in quantity and 100 per cent. ; in value. In hides and skins the in- \ crease for last year wag £118,670, an . increase for ten years 120 per cent. Tallow showed an increase for the year of £28,236, and for ten years £228,605. 1 New records for butter and cheese ] were established. In butter the in- i crease for the year was 2C,o36cwt„ equal to £83.304, and the increase for ten • years of over 25 per cent, in quantity and over 50 per cent, in value. Of cheese, during 1012-13. the quantity ex- ' ported totalled 634,173cwt., valued at » £1,850,170..- In 1013-14 it was 742,371 \ cwt., valued at £2,103,273, an increase ' of 108.108cwt. and of £336,094 in value. l In 1012 the area of orchards was 36,067 acres. I n the following year it E was 38,707 acres, eind this rear 41,640 Ji acres. The export of fruit 'in 1012 was C 14,860 cases, in 1013 33,000 cases, and 55,000 cafes this rear. ' C