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Thirteenth Annual Special Issue of the Timber Trades Journal and Sawmill Advertiser. 1903. Forty-first annual Report of the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce; with the President's Address, Statistics, and other Commercial Information. 1902. Dock, Port, and Harbour Eegulations for Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, dated November, 1902. Fairvlay. Weekly Shipping Journal, London. Guide to South Africa. Issued by the Union Castle Steamship Company. 1902-3 Edition. Cape Colony. By A. B. E. Burton. 1902-3,

F.— FROZEN MEAT IN CHINA AND CEYLON. [Circular.] The Hongkong Feozen-food Supply. Depot, No. 3, Ice-house Lane. The attention of the public is directed to the facilities offered by the above company for the supply of frozen Australian produce, &c, which is brought from Australia in vessels specially fitted for its carriage and which insures its arrival in the best condition. The following are the prices of the last shipment landed ex s.s. " Changsha " :— Legs and Chops. Shoulders. Various. Mutton ... 25c. (5d.) per pound. 12c. (2Jd.) per pound. 10c. (2d.) per pound. Lamb ... 30c. (6d.) „ 17c. (3£d.) „ 10c. (2d.) Pork ... 40c. (Bd.) „ 23c. (4£d.) „ 13c. (2Jd.) „ Rabbits... ... ... ... ... ... $060 (Is.) each. Hares ... ... ... ... ... ... 130 (2s. 2d.) each. Butter, fresh (1 lb. pats) ... ... ... ... 0-85 (Is. 7d.) per pound. Cheese ... ... ... ... ... ... 045 (9d.) Hams (lightly cured) ... ... ... "... 0-55 (lid.) Bacon (lightly cured) ... ... ... ... 050 (10d.) Milk, concentrated ... ... ... ... 0-40 (Bd.) per tin. (lpt.) Pass-books will be supplied to and credit accounts kept with well-known residents. All orders sent in before 8 a.m. can be filled by noon, and orders left before noon can be filled by 3.30 p.m. Orders for following morning can be sent in during the day. All orders will be executed at the depot, No. 3, Ice-house Lane. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1902. . Wμ. Paelane, Manager. [Circular.] The Feozen-food Supply Depot. No. 3, Ice-house Lane. A frbsh stock of frozen produce has just been received ex s.s. " Changsha " from Australia. Mutton, legs and chops ... ... ... ... $0-25 per pound. „ shoulders ... ... ... ... ... 020 „ „ various ... ... ... ... ... 015 „ Lamb, legs and chops ... ... ... ... o'3o „ „ shoulders ... ... ... ... ... 025 ~ „ various ... ... ... ... ... 0-18 „ Pork, legs and chops... ... ... ... ... 035 „ shoulders ... ... ... ... ... 0-30 „ various ... ... ... ... ... 0 - 20 „ Rabbits ... ... ... ... ... ... 0-75 each. Hares ... ... ... ... ... ... 1-25 „ Ducks ... ... ... .. ... ... 1-75 „ Hongkong, 16th January, 1902. Wμ. Paelane, Manager. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (8,425 copies), £19 16s.

Price 9d.} By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o3.