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the fact that shipping-space was provided during the year for the large quantity of last season's butter in store on Ist April, 1918, together with practically the whole of the year's exportable surplus, the quantity in store at 31st March last being little more than enough for the local wintertrade requirements. Cheese, however, showed an increase both, in production and exports, the total shipments being 129,300 cwt. in excess of last year's figures. The following tables show the quantities and classes of dairy-produce exported from the various grading-ports. Where not otherwise specified the figures refer to the year ended 31st March, 1919.

Creamery Butter for United Kingdom.

Whey Butter for United Kingdom.

Dairy Butter for United Kingdom.

Milled Butter for United Kingdom.

Butter for Australia and South Sea Islands.

Port. Total Packages. First Grade. Second Grade. Third Grade. Auckland 3isborne New Plymouth Wanganui Patea Wellington Lyttelton and Timaru . . Dunedin 610,205 15,363 ' 101,017 20,074 1,336 105,413 34,180 18,039 555,900 15,363 100,087 18,864 1,285 101,433 33,662 17,820 53,202 1 ,103 930 1,210 51 3.853 518 219 127 Totals 905,627 844,414 59,983 1,230

Port. Total Packages. First Grade. Second Grade. Third Grade. Auckland New Plymouth Wanganui Patea Wellington Lyttelton Dunedin 9,449 9,172 1,602 10,086 12,727 273 1,564 1,716 6,315 424 7,304 11,305 184 1.223 7,733 2,857 1,178 2,782 1,355 89 338 67 3 Totals .. 44,873 28,471 16,332 70

ew Plymouth Totals .. Port. Total Packages. First Grade. 475 256 475 256 Second Grade. Third Grade. 191 28 191 28 475 256 191 28

Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Port. I Total Packages. I 99 374 3,057 First Grade. 39 62 2,614 2,715 39 62 2,614 Second Grade. Third Grade. 60 312 443 815 Totals .. 3,530 2,715

Port. Total Packages. First Grade. Second Grade. Third Grade. i ~ .uckland 2,938 2,934 4 Totals .. 2,938 2,934 4