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TOTAL PAYMENTS.- -£ Frozen meat .. .. .. •• •■ •• •• •• •• 53,160,051 Cheese, 1915-16 season .. .. .. •■ •• •• •■ •• 918,104 Cheese, 1916-17 season .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 3,271,982 Cheese, 1917-18 season .. .. .. -- •• •- •• •• 5,024,020 Cheese, 1918-19 season .. .. ... •■ •• •• •• ..5,667,522 Cheese, 1919-20 season .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 6,308,040 Butter, 1917-18 season .. .. .. •• ■• •• •• •• 3,137,965 Butter, 1918-19 season .. .. .. •• •• •• •• ..2,998,640 Butter, 1919-20 season .. .. .. •- •• •• •• ..2,461,735 Butter, 1920-21 season .. .. . • •• •• •• •■ •■• 8,381,408 Scheelite JJ8,481 Wool (including profits distribution) ... .. •• •• •• •• 52,915,713 Freezing companies'slipc wool .. .. •• •• ■• •• •• 7,536,034 Sheep-skins ' 3 ' 2B ?'ono Hides .. . ■ - - • • • • • • • • • • ■ ■ ' " J "° Miscellaneous .. .. .. -- •- •• •■ •• •• 3,324,840 Grand total - - £159,306^06 FROZEN MEAT SHIPPED.

Statement showing the Quantities of Frozen Meat shipped on Account of the Imperial Government at each Port from the Inception of the Purchase—i.e., 3rd March, 1915—to 31st August, 1921.

Port of Shipment. Beef. Mutton. Lamb. 1914-15 Season. .915-16 Season. Mutton. | Lamb. 19: .6-17 Season. 1917-18 Season. Mutton. Lamb. Beef. I Mutton. Lamb. Beef. Beef. Carcases. ! Carcases. Quarters. 41,457 186,587 Carcases. 11,323 42,975 Carcases. 3,222 108,104 Quarters. 25,067 76,063 Carcases. Carcases. Quarters. Carcases. Carcases. 4,271 3,155' 34,595 9,991 1,079 22,942 9,464146,239 30,534 40,040 Carcases. 4,271 22,942 Carcases. 3,155 9,464; Quarters. 34,595 146,239 ! 6,721 4,071 35,811 30,702 61,543 12,952 57,900 134,810 Carcases. 9,991 30,534 Whangarei Auckland Whakatane .. Tokomaru Bay Gisborne Napier Waitara New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington .. Quarters. 23,694 52,533 4i,264| 74,983 6,463 25,024 34,802 46,612 8,950 62,261 64,802 77,680 107,846 325,172 377,599 54,929 67,526 165,752 301,282 44,126 7,742 33,933 33,092 34,608 8,531 56,011 88,287 33,186 143,881 248,209 13,918 12,761 65,784 395,542 .. ! 6,721 50,905 190,555 263,763 33,832 9,043 176,227 420,894 58,460 41,897| 220,038101,073: 208,775151,982 49,485 28,250 33,186 .. I 4,071 50,905 143,881 13,562 35,811 190,555 100,023 248,209 88,516! 30,702 263,763 211,958 13,918 13,389j 61,543 33,832 26,198 12,761 2,567 12,952 9,043 9,345 65,784 24,004 57,900 176,227 121,674 395,542402,350134,810 420,894 257,605 13,562 88,516! 13,389, 2,567 24,004 402,350 17,812 58,979 95,713! 38,012 610,073411,351 26,783 166,931 88,569 734,540 67,766 782,383 Total North Island ports Nelson Picton Lyttelton Timaru 265,919 521j 1,283,808847,548 10,312 22,410 244,750 153,374 29,871 85,884 156,552 20,549 31,035 772,152 623,925 97,868 214,387 : 282,044 ! :635,451 4,763 1,742,953 16,623 27,650 274,884 102,373 10,095 102,716 144,396 1,540,161 21,563 42,392 770,312 334,357 32,402 189,680 217,847 363,334 4,256 940,494 1,671 17,592 237,954 158,713 9,541 107,912 101,723 557,007 1,684 23,217 352,344 248,520 2,527 54,700 75,507! 1525,344 2,646 1,099 37,049 7,038 1,185,744 8,526 25,419 312,976 88,455 61,636 82,697 105,744 767,922 10,324 23,690 588,620 283,701 28,670 112,692 55,825 11,128 2,618 38,162 7,624 52,205 15,507 Oamaru Dunedin Bluff 11,876 45,673 22,246 61,634 30,388 52,018 8,316 31,455 Total South Island ports Grand totals 71,816 703,153 2041960! 134,429 678,737 1,608,553 154,374 635,106 758,499 87,603| 685,453; 1,103,522 337,735 1,986,961 2889508 769,880 2,421,6901 13,148,714' 517,708 1575600 1315506. 612,947: 1,871,197 ! 1,871,444 Port of Shipment. 19 118-19 Seasoi n. 1 Lamb Beef, i .919-20 Seasi Mutton. | in. .id: 10-21 Seal ion. Beef. Mutton, j \ Total. Lamb. Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Whangarei .. Auckland Whakatane .. Tokomaru Bay Gisborne Napier Waitara New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington .. Quarters. | 24,767 83,115 23,550 14,209 83,815 46,709 20,425 24,440 43,595 97,341 Carcases. 188,406 29,626 67,050 278,026 590,811 97,825 43,660 173,034 1,013,251 Carcases. 105,879 1,067 49,581 75,681 238,409 35,968 14,406 163,484 633,110 Quarters. 18,425 129.408 26,398 5,206 40,593 22,308 44,271 35,364 23,897 99,340 Carcases. 53,907 171,400 44.356J 128,639559,443 : 548,305! 34,5681 165,755; 298,688 1.258,157 Carcases. 2,36 20,02! 8,67: 20,06 254,32 245,63 4,96 14,94 ±57,63 752,88 Quarters. 9,143 85,772 27,474 16,461 14,139 10,874 ; 21,955 28,391! 97,900! Carcases. 40,720; 12,840 49,400 375,498 237,522 ! 9,943 ! 3,000 |143,800 '398,891 Carcases. Quarters. .. ;177,148 .. 759,717 1,107 84,143 .. : 46,641 2,180 297,898 2,688 246,554 12,279 296,013 16,605103,242 27,198 254,389 21,443J743,588 Carcases. 79,492 538,241 86,822 495,486 2,092,613 2,474,984 294,500 234,219 1,041,815 4,831,348 Carcases. 9,818 358,493 10,852 179,070 712,498 1,240,473 165,178 57,868 599,772 3,261,130 Total North Island ports Nelson Picton Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Bluff 461,966 5,014 948 20,833 4,370 2,481,689 15,762 38,815 284,920 175,727 1317585 9,133 70,410 992,907 609,155 445,21 5,725 7,943 9,367 13,263,218, 3,969 16,628 417,279 211,988 1,481,429! 13,655 1,379,572 855,7401 47,368 299,100 356,950 1312,109! 48,547 1271614 15,031 9,237 331,311 1234,545 7,228! 14,564! 224,763! 292,8631 83,500 3009333 22,925 2,047 1215,867 46,524 12,169,520 71,894 157,751 2,104,074 1,125,175 111,143 717,850 957,803 6,595,152 70,481 218,963 5,080,670 3,248,261 208,835 1,066,051 1,183,798 14,772 25,570 73,970 112,003 107,011 166,999 14,207 15,623 132,993 190,890 11,976 17,658' 131,678 146,495 88,481 28,626 113,781 ,249,631 Total South Island ports Grand totals 71,507 701,197 1955615 52,865 973,747 2,952,385 78,181 868,297 656,525] ]650,775 5,245,690 11,077,059 533,473 3,182,886 3273200 498,075 4,236,965 4,433,814 390,290 2139911 740,025 3660108 17,415,210 17,672,211