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VII. FREEZING COMPANIES SLIPE WOOL— 1916-17, 1917-18, 1918-19, and 1919-20 SEASONS. Statement showing Particulars of Total Wool purchased (either 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. Waitara. Wanganui. Wellington. Number of bales valued — 1916-17.. 1917-18.. 1918-19.. 1919-20.. Weight in pounds — 1916-17.. 1917-18.. 1918-19.. 1919-20.. Value— 1916-17.. 1917-18.. 1918-19.. 1919-20.. Average value per pound — 1916-17.. 1917-18.. 1918-19.. 1919-20.. Average value per bale — 1916-17.. 1917-18.. 1918-19.. 1919-20.. Average weight per bale, in pounds —1916-17.. 1917-18.. 1918-19.. 1919-20.. 1,333 2,851 3,709 5,443 471,247 1,035,788 1,409,423 2,048,243 £39,189 £79,598 £101,749 £151,591 19-95d. 18-45d. 17-32d. 17-76d. £29 7 11 £27 18 4 £27 8 8 £27 17 0 353 363 380 376 635 1,187 859 1,652 220.897 420,017 308,022 626,830 £16,217 £30,533 £21,607 £44,434 17-62d. 17-44d. 16-84d. 17-01d. £25 10 9 £25 14 6 £25 3 1 £26 17 11 348 354 359 383 1,529 4,784 5,058 7,680 540,323 1,626,456 1,708,079 2,539,994 £38,451 £116,260 £122,157 £186,215 17-08d. 17-15d. 1716d. 17-59d. £25 3 0 £24 6 0 £24 3 0 £24 4 11 353 340 338 331 4,476 4,411 6.976 8,056 1,638,171 1,644,691 2,569,330 2,970,689 £122,660 £125,648 £182,536 £216,161 17-91d. 18-34d. 17-05d. 17-46d. £27 6 3 £28 9 8 £26 3 4 £26 16 8 366 373 368 369 621 1,298 1,017 2,279 236,616 506,121 429,206 899,530 £17,499 £37,043 £31,819 £67,215 17-78d. 17-56d. 17-79d. 17-94d. £28 3 7 £24 10 4 £31 5 9 £29 9 10 381 390 422 394 2,987 4,366 4,887 7,125 1,049,728 1,509,841 1,687,715 2,536,049 £75,115 £107,283 £121,292 £184,299 17-19d. 17-05d. 17-25d. 17-40d. £25 3 7 £24 11 5 £24 16 5 £25 17 3 351 346 345 356 11,976 11,749 13,702 16,148 4,276,512 4,305,602 4,815,521 5.693,584 £331,472 £329,880 £369,532 £434,503 18-60d. 18-38d. 18-42d. 18-31d. £27 13 6 £28 1 6 £26 19 5 £26 IS 2 357 367 351 352 Picton. Nelson. Christchureh. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Inveroargill. Total (Dominion). Number of bales valued — 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 Weight in pouDds — 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 Value— 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 Average value per pound — 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 Average value per bale — 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 Average weight per bale, in pounds —1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 501 719 444 914 178,421 273,048 189,736 376,831 £12,996 £19,333 £13,739 £27.695 17-48d. 17-00d. 17-37d. 17-64d. £25 18 9 £26 17 9 £30 18 11 £30 6 0 356 380 427 413 30 31 11,047 12,909 £566 £552 10,103 9,930 13,225 22,085 3.720,612 3,587,694 4,716,344 7,690,389 £330,399 £305,398 £400,481 £668.038 21-31d. 20 42d. 20-38d. 20-84d. £32 14 0 £30 15 1 £30 5 8 £30 4 11 368 361 357 348 3,638 3,472 7,229 8,594 1,409,602 1,325,950 2,689,857 3,084,008 £121,059 £107,806 £218,118 £262,026 20-61d. 19-51d. 19-46d. 20-39d. £33 5 6 £31 1 0 £30 3 5 £30 9 9 387 381 372 359 4,061 2,801 3,692 3,481 1,342,160 943,526 1,232,193 1,237,804 £110,856 £79,373 £98,468 £100,174 19-82d. 2019d. 1918d. 1942d. £27 5 10 £28 6 9 £26 13 5 £28 15 7 330 337 333 356 926 2,307 3,570 4,378 337,239 799.533 1,245,881 1,455,520 £30,039 £62,983 £97,404 £115,276 2138d. 18 90d. 18-76d. 1901d. £32 8 9 £27 6 0 £27 5 8 £26 6 7 364 345 349 332 2,680 3,257 4,015 6,652 918,834 1,137,698 1,408,348 2,270,718 £84,503 £95.578 £109,716 £180,172 22-07d. 2016d. 18 66d. 19-04d. £31 10 7 £29 6 11 £27 6 8 £27 1 8 343 349 351 341 45,466 53,132 68,413 94,518 16,340,362 19,115,965 24,420,702 33,443,098 £1,330,455 £1,496,719 £1,889,184 £2.638,352 19-54d. 18-78d. 18-56d. 18-93d. £29 5 3 £28 3 5 £27 12 3 £27 18 3 359 360 357 354 12-30d. 10-27d. £18 17 £17 16 7 1 368 418 N.B.— The wool purchased by local woollen-mills and included in above return totals 337 bales-drawn from Oamaru and Dunedin.