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(4.) FREEZING COMPANIES' SLIPE WOOL— 1917-18, 1918-19, AND 1919-20 SEASONS. Statement showing Particulars of Total Wool requisitioned (either purchased by the Imperial Government or Local Woollen-mills) during above Years ended 30th June, and Average Values in each Valuing Centre.

Auckland. Tokomaru Bay. Gisborne. Napier. \\ '.iiani. Wanganui. Wellington. Number of bales valued — 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 Weight in pounds- — 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 1,575 3,709 4,567 587 859 1.227 2,396 5,058 7,151 1,543 6,976 7,092 533 1,017 1,335 2,746 4,887 6,379 5,418 13,702 14,288 579,430 1,409,423 1,700,409 211,295 308.022 472,210 818,557 1,708,079 2,366,974 581,071 2,569,330 2,632,699 217,451 429,206 538,310 963,948 1,687,715 2,266.921 2,025 469 4,815,521 5,044,444 Value — 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 Average value per pound — 1917-18 .. 1918-19 1919-20 Average value per bale — 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 Average weight per bale, in pounds — 1917-18' 1918-19 1919-20 £42,380 £101,749 £125,223 17'55d. 17-32d. 17-67d. £15,210 £21,607 £33,399 17-284 16-84d. 16-97d. £58,509 £122,157 £173,046 17-15d. 17164 17-54d. £42. 764 £182,536 £191,235 17-67d. 17-054 17-434 £15,867 £31,819 £40,066 17old. 17-79d. 17-86d. £69,122 £121,292 £164,894 17-21d. 17-25d. 17-45d. £152,200 £369,532 £384,537 18-03d. 18-42d. 18-29d. £26 18 2 £27 8 8 £27 8 2 £25 18 3 £25 3 I £27 4 5 £24 8 4 £24 3 0 £24 4 0 £27 14 4 £26 3 4 £26 19 4 £29 15 4 £31 5 9 £30 0 3 £25 3 5 £24 16 5 £25 17 0 £28 1 10 £26 19 5 £26 18 3 368 380 372 360 359 385 342 338 331 377 368 371 408 422 403 351 345 355 374 351 353 Picton. Nelson. Christchurch. Timaru. Oamaru. Duuedin. Invercargill. Total (Dominion). Number of bales valued — 1917-18 1918-19 .. 1919-20 .. Weight in pounds — 1917-18 .. 1918-19 .. 1919-20 Value — 1917-18 .. 1918-19 .. 1919-20 .. Average value jier pound — 1917-18 .. 1918-19 .. 1919-20 .. Average value ]ier bale — 1917-18 .. 1918-19 .. 1919-20 .. Average weight per bale, in pounds — 1917-18 .. 1918-19 .. 1919-20 .. 295 444 553 Nil 30 17 7,045 13,225 15,332 2,564 7,229 7,242 1.323 3,692 2.615 I 1,734 3,570 3.373 1,970 4,015 4,093 29,729 68,413 75,264 122,049 189,736 230,942 £8,854 £13,739 £16,926 17-41d. 17374 17-58d. £30 0 2 £30 18 11 £30 12 2 414 427 418 Nil 11.047 7,928 Xil £566 £327 Xil 12-30d. 9-88d. Xil £18 17 7 £19 4 3 Xil 368 466 i 2.518,208 4,716,344 5,346,655 £212,416 £400,481 £461,306 20-24d. 20-38d. 2O-70d. £30 3 0 £30 5 8 £30 1 9 357 357 349 971.799 2.689,857 2,606,481 £77,633 £218,118 £219,837 19-18d. Kl-46d. 20-24d. £30 5 7 £30 3 5 £30 7 1 379 372 300 437,060 1.232,193 935,502 £34,051 £98,468 £75,046 18-70(1. 19-18d. 19-25d. £25 14 9 £26 13 5 £28 14 (i 330 333 358 591,407 1,245,881 1,146,107 £45,034 £97.404 £90,384 18-27d. 18-76d. 18-92d. £25 19 5 £27 5 8 £26 15 11 341 349 340 695,194 1,408,348 1,399,817 £54,947 £109,716 £110,502 18-96d. 18-66d. 18-94d. £27 17 10 £27 6 8 £26 19 11 353 351 342 10.732,938 24,420,702 26,695,399 £828,987 £1,889,184 £2,086,729 18-54d. 18-56d. lS-76d. £27 17 9 £27 12 3 £27 14 6 361 357 355 N.B. —The wool purchased by local woollen-mills and included in above return totals 337 bales drawn from Oamaru and Dunedin.