DEPARTMENT OF IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES. STATEMENT SHOWING RESULTS OF OPERATIONS UP TO 30th SEPTEMBER, 1917.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1917 Session I, H-38a

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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES. STATEMENT SHOWING RESULTS OF OPERATIONS UP TO 30th SEPTEMBER, 1917.

Laid on the Table of the, House of Representatives by Leave.

Sir,™ Wellington, Ist October, 1917. In continuation of parliamentary paper H.-38, which summarized the results of the operations of the Department of Imperial Government Supplies to 30th June, 1917, I now have the honour to submit hereunder a statement which discloses the position to 30th September, 1917. I have, &c, The Right Hon. the Minister in Charge, R. Triggs, Department of Imperial Government Supplies. Controller.

STATEMENT SHOWING KESULTS TO 30th SEPTEMBER, 1917. FROZEN MEAT, SCHEELITE, CHEESE, WOOL, SHEEP-SKINS, AND HIDES, ETC. MEAT. (Operations commenced 3rd March, 1915.) Beef Mutton Lamb (Quarters). (Carcases). (Carcases). 1. Lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. 13,732 38,689 44,527 2. Arrived at destination in 177 steamers .. .. 1,507,393 5,690,551 7,152,421 3. En route to Great Britain in 8 steamers .. .. 104,196 254,663 157,075 4. Meat aboard steamers now on loading-berth 5. Total payments made to date, £18,515,983. .. —-— ■ 6. Totals .. .. .. .. 1,625,321 5,983,903 7,354,023 7. MEAT IN STORE on Bth September, 1917, for which no space has been allocated in overseas steamers — North Island .. .. .. .. .. 1,701,150 South Island .. .. .. .. .. 1,188,987 Total in 60 lb. carcases .. .. .. 2,890,137 Total shipments— During 1914-15 season.. .. .. .. 337,735 1,986,961 2,889,508 During 1915-16 season.. .. .. .. 769,880 2,421,690 3,148,714 During 1916-17 season.. .. .. .. 517,706 1,575,252 1,315,801 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,625,321 5,983,903 7,354,023

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CHEESE. (Operations commenced 4th November, 1915.) 1915-16 season— Crates. 1. Total shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 189,502 2. Total payments made, £917,748. 1916-17 season— 3. Lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,440 4. Shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 369,729 5. En route to Great Britain.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,316 6. On board steamers now on loading berth 7. Total payments to 30th September, 1917, £3,173,785. 8. Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 453,485 9. CHEESE IN STORE on 17th September, 1917, for which no space has been allocated in overseas steamers- — Crates. North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. ..6,455 South Island Total quantity in crates.. .. .. .. .. 6,455 BUTTER. 1. BUTTER IN STORE awaiting shipment on private account on 15th September, 1917— Boxes. Boxes. North Island .. .. .. .. .. 168,198 South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,754 Total in boxes .. .. .. .. .. ..■ ■ 169,952 WOOL. (Operations commenced Ist December, 1916.) Bales. Bales. 1. Total number of bales valued (as per valuation certificates received) .. .. 497,994 2. Lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,865 3. Number of bales arrived at destination in 42 steamers . . .. .. 281,484 4. Number of bales en route to Great Britain in 10 steamers .. .. 48,614 5. Number of bales shipped account other Governments .. .. .. 5,801 6. Number of bales of greasy wool available for shipment or scouring .. 153,230 497,994 7. Number of bales of greasy wool delivered to scourers for treatment .. .. 74,958 8. Number of bales of scoured wool shipped .. .. .. .. .. 16,454 9. Number of bales of scoured wool available for shipment.. .. .. .. 40,823 10. Total payments to 30th September, 1917, £11,620,321. 11. Total number of bales paid for .. .. .. .. .. .. 497,443 SCHEELITE. (Operations commenced 20th September, 1915.) Tons. 1. Lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 2. Arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 383 3. En route to Great Britain . . .. .. .. .. .. . . 43 4. Total payments made to 30th. September, 1917, £82,336. Total .. .. .. ..- .. .. .. .. 434 SHEEP-SKINS. (Operations commenced sth February, 1917.) No. 1. Number of skins purchased and distributed to fellmongers .. .. .. 1,088,428 2. Total payments to 30th September, 1917, £384,319. HIDES. (Operations commenced 19th March, 19.17.) No. 1. Number of hides purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 210,526 2. Number of hides shipped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,900 3. Total payments to 30th September, 1917, £452,256. =====

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SLIPE WOOL (Freezing Companies). (Operations commenced 31st March, 1917.) No. 1. Total number of bales advanced against .. .. .. .. .. 53,200 2. Number of bales shipped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,954 2a. Number of bales shipped account other Governments .. .. .. .. 1,271 3. Total payments to 30th September, 1917, £1,207,116. ======= PAYMENTS. (Totals to 30th September, 1917.) £ Frozen meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,515,983 Cheese, 1915-16 season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 917,748 Cheese, 1916-17 season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,173,785 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 11,620,321. Scheelite .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82,336 Sheep-skins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 384,319 Hides .. .. .. .. .. .." .. .. .. 452,256 Freezing companies' slipe wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1,207,116 Other business .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..' .. 605,632 Grand total .. .. .. .. .. .. ..£36,959,496

STATEMENT SHOWING THE QUANTITIES OF FROZEN MEAT SHIPPED AT EACH PORT FROM THE INCEPTION OF THE SCHEME (i.e., 3rd MARCH, 1915) TO 30th SEPTEMBER, 1917.

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.914-15 Seasi m. 1915-16 Season. .910-17 Seai ion. Totals. Port of Shipment. Beef. Mutton. Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Mutton. Lamb. Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Beef. Lamb. Whangarei Auckland Tokomaru Bay .. Gisborne Napier Waitara New Plymouth .. Wanganui Wellington Quarters. 23,694 52,533 6,463 25,024 34,802 46,612 Carcases. 41,264 58,460 220,038 208,775 49,485 Carcases. 74,983 41,897 101,073 151,982 28,250 Quarters. 41,457 180,587 8,950 62,261 64,802 77,080 Carcases. 11,323 42,975 107,846 325,172 377,599 54,929 Carcases. 3,222 108,104 07,520 105,752 301,282 44,120 Quarters. 18,722 82,406 7,742 33,934 33,091 34,608 8,531 56,011 88,287 Carcases. 3,271 22,942 33,180 144,533 248,209 13,918 12,761 65,784 395,542 Carcases. 13,617 Quarters. 83,873 321,520 23,155 121,219 132,095 158,900 8,531 100,606 314,197 Carcases. 14,594 107,181 199,492 089,743 834,583 118,332 12,761 250,060 1,740,155 Carcases. 3,222 190,704 109,423 279,084 541,780 85,765 2,567 129,782 1,596,084 12,859 88,516 13,389 2,567 24,004 402,350 17,812 58,979 95,713 610,073 38,012 411,351 26]783 160,931 88,569 734,540 07,700 782,383 Total, North Island 265,919 1,283,808 847,548 635,451 1,742,953 1,540,101 363,332 940,146 557,302! 1,264,702 3,966,907 2,945,011 Nelson I'ieton Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru P/unodin Bluff .. 521 2,618 10,312 22,41.0 244,750 153,374 29,871 85,884 156,552 20,549 31,035 772,152 623,925 97,868 214,387 282,044 4,763 38,162 7,624 16,623| 27,650 274,884 102,373 10,095 102,710 144,396 21,563 42,392 770,312 334,357 32,402 189,680 217,847 4,250 52,205 15,507 1,071 17,592 237,954 158,713 9,541 107,912 101,723 1,684 23,217 352,344 248,520 2,527 54,700 75,507 9,540 101,495 25,749 28,606 67,652 757,588 414,460 49,507 296,512 402.671 43,796 96,644 1,894,808 1,206,802 132,797 458,767 575,398 11,876 45,673 22,246 61,634 30,388 52,018 64,510 159.325 Total, South Island 71,816 703,153 2,041,960 134,429 078,7371 1,008,553 154,3741 035,106 758,499 360,619 2,016,9£6 4,409,012 Grand totals 337,735, 2,889,508 2,421,690! 1,575,252 1,315,801 1,625,321 5,983,903 7,354,023 1,986,961 709,880 j3,148,714 |5I7,706