H.—45.

Rates of Work: Overseas Vessels. Summary of 304 Overseas Vessels worked under Contract System up to 31st March, 1941, subdivided into Ports, showing Quantity handled and Average Work per Gang per Net Working-hour.

Loading Summary.

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Loading. Dischabgetg. i Mutton and Lamb. Beef. i Frozen Sundries, j Butter. .Cheese. Wool, &c. Tallow, &c. Hides. General Cargo. j General Cargo. j Jo ° bs -| Quantity. I** Quantity. H P o e u r r Quantity. /"! Quantity, Quantity. | j£« Quantity. j£<£ Quantity. Quantity. Quantity. j ' Quantity. / 0^_ Freight ! Carcasses. ; Quarters. Carcasses. Boxes. Crates. Bales. Tons. Tons. Tons, i Tons. I Opna 1 3 421 912 .. .. 23,011 551 Auckland' " 47 488,455 671 112,912 138 548,106 401 2,528,160 656 281,013 226 73,588 71 5,392 11-85 3,867 10-17 8,999 11-06 47 88,092 10-04 New Plymouth .. 11 106,076 j 727 42,890 138 224,507 423 206,065 626! 212,791 304 664 68 289 10-17 241 12-35 201 9-92; .. Na^er 1 ™ 11 160 571 603 1,458 224 34,468 99 746 21-25 31 17-71 152 14-47 1 356 15-82 Wellington I 70 995,874 j 719 71,830 137 179,980 467 536,900 669 528,995 264 134,300 78 8,707 13-90 2,687 11-78 9,418 15-14 60 143,175 13-13 Pi ct on a 2 .. .. .. .. •■ •■ 5,333 98 .. .. .. ■- 139 17-4 Lyttelton' " 12 205,874 747 .. 30,210 418 38,461 j 526 10,345 227 23,091 79 1 1,839 16-6 74 11-24 558 12-24] 20 18,240 11-87 Tirnaru 6 350,550 I 887 .. .. 6,864 457 7,620 508 4,630 201 13,989 90 132 18-2 .. .. 142 14-20 j Port Chalmers 2 94,720 840 .. .. 7,082 340 534 534 11,159 252 10,447. 107 .. .. 35 15-55 70 15-84 j 1 51 12-44 Bluff 9 604,416 711 ' 3,226 215 48,249 369 2,855 423 126,639 242 26,678 84 1,325 15-45 .. .. 366 8-98 j 3 1,119 12-19 I J ! ' _ — Totals .. i 172 3,510,536 779 ! 245,071 i 140 1,128,409 | 423 b.355, 849 i 652 il,177,030 | 256 322,558 80 18,430 j 13-66 6,935 \ 10-85 j 20,045 12-7 132 251,033 11-8 [ II I \ \ . I I III I I ! ! 1 Note. —The above figures do not include frozen meat loaded in the early stages of the contract system, for which separate working-times were not obtained. The quantities were as follows: .Mutton and lamb, 327,136 carcasses ; beef, 28,803 quarters ; and frozen sundries, 39,067 freight carcasses. For these loadings the average was 498 freight carcasses per gang per hour.

Quantity. Rate. Basic Rate. P^^f e J i Mutton and lamb .. .. .. 3,510,536 779 carcasses 550 41-6 Beef .. .. .. .- 245,071 139-6 quarters 110 26-9 Frozen sundries .. - .. .. 1.128,409 423 freight carcasses 320 32-2 Butter .. .. .. ■■ 3,355,849 652 boxes 550 18-5 Cheese .. .. .. .. 1,177,030 256 crates 210 21-9 Wool, &c. .. .. .. .. 322,558 80 bales 65 22-9 Tallow &c ".. .. . - 18,430 13-66 tqns 12 13-8 Hides .. .. .. .. f 6,935 10-85 tons 10 8-5 General cargo .. .. .. j 20,045 12-7 tons 12 5-8 Overall increase in loading jobs over basic rate = 24-67 per cent.