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INDEX. page. page. Right Hon. Mr. Massey .. .. .. 1 Mr. F. S. Candy .. .. .. ..110 Dr. C. J. Reakes '.. .. .. .. 3 Mr. H. A. Knight .. .. .. ..117 Mr. W. H. Millward .. .. .. ..1.1 Mr. Gilbert Anderson (per Mr. Lee) ... .. .129 Mr. W. G. Foster .. .. .. .18 Dr. C. J. Reakes (re-examined) .. .. .. 131 Mr. M. A. Eliott .. .. .. ..23 Mr. C. S. Harper .. .. .. ..132 Mr. H. J. Gill .. .. .. ..30 Mr. C. C. M. Ollivier .. .. .. ..139 Dr. C. J. Reakes (re-examined) .. .. .. 31 Mr. A. Rowlands ... .. .. .. 146 Mr. A. S. Paterson .. .. .. 32 Cable to High Commissioner and reply received Mr. J. C. Cooper .. .. .. 39 (per Mr. Lee) .. .. .. .. 158 Mr. D. fi. Sinclair .. .. y. ..44 Statement and suggested scheme from Mr. R. H. Mr. W. D. Lysnar .. .. .. 46 Johnson (per Mr. Lee) .. .. .. 158 Mr. W. Wood .. .. .. 76 Mr. H. G. Warren .. .. .. .. 159 Sir G. Clifford, Bart. .. .. .. ..79 Mr. W. Kinross White .. .. ..161 Mr. W. Murray .. .. .. 83 Mr. J. Findlay .. .. .. .. 164 Mr. M. A. Eliott (re-examined) .. .. .. 94 Mr. W. I. Carney .. .. .. 167 Mr. R. B. Bennett ... .. .. 94 Letter from Mr. Lysnar (per Mr. Lee) .. .. 180 Mr. E. J. Arlow .. .. .. ..96 Letter from Mr. J~. Cooper .. .. .. 181. Mr. S. J. Ambury .. .. .. .. 100 Mr. R. A. Anderson .. .. .. .. 181 Mr. D. Long .. .. .. . . .. 103 Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, Bart. .. .. 184 Mr. P. St. S. Carroll .. .. .. .. 105

EXHIBITS. 1. List of New Zealand .Meat Exporters. 2. Districts operated in by New Zealand Meat Exporters. 3. Memorandum of Association of Armour and Co. (of Australasia), (Limited). 4. Memorandum of Association of W. and R. Fletcher (New Zealand), (Limited). 5. Meat Export Companies in. New Zealand. 6. Shareholders of W. and R. Fletcher (New Zealand), (Limited). 7. Return of Wethers killed at Feilding. 8. Return of Ewes killed at Feilding. 9. Return of Lambs killed at Feilding. 10. Return of Ox killed at Feilding. 11. Value of Beef at Wanganui. 12. Value of Beef at Longburn. 13. Returns from Stock —Southdown Works, Auckland. 14. Comparison of Freezing Companies' Rates. 1.5. Monopolies, and Suggested Measures to control. 1.6. Return showing Mutton and Lamb exported by the New Zealand Refrigerating Company for Years 1908 to 1915. 17. Return of Sheep and Lambs killed (New Zealand Refrigerating Company). 18. Return of Cattle killed (New Zealand Refrigerating Company). 19. Return of Cow-beef killed (S. V. Nevanas and Co.). 20. Return of Ox-beef killed (S. V. Nevanas and Co.). 21. Suggestions by Mr. Arlow. 22. Advertisement of Birt and Co. (Limited). 23. Stock slaughtered in Dominion. 24. Meat exported from New Zealand, 1.913-1916. 25. Synopsis of Departmental Reports re Buying Operations of various Firms. 26. New Zealand Moat Exporters and their Agents in Great Britain. 27. New Zealand Meat Exporters. 28. World's output of Moat. 29. Supplies of Meat in relation to Population. 30. Sources of Supply of Meat Imported into United Kingdom. 31. Meat handled by Freezing Companies on behalf of Meat Exporters.

APPENDICES. A. Cablegram from High Commissioner to Prime Minister, and reply thereto. B. Particulars of Meat shipped April to July, 1917, inclusive. 0. Advertised Statement of tho Position of W. and R. Heteher (New Zealand), (Limited) in the Meat Trade. D. Payments made by Department of Imperial Government.—Supplies of Meat on behalf of the Imperial Government.