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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF CO-OPERATIVE CONTRACT STEVEDORING FOR YEARS 1940-45 AND 1945-46 SHOWING— I. Quantities of Cargo handled 11. Rates of Work KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS AND TONNAGE CONVERSIONS Abbreviations Cargo Units S/ft = Superficial feet. Qrs = Quarters. Cts = Crates. F. c/c = Freight carcasses. R. c/c = Running carcasses. General Terms Anal. = Analysis. T/K = Timekeeper. Cont. = Contract. Disc. = Discharging. Comm. = Commission. Ldg. = Loading. Or. p= Other. D/L = Discharging and loading.

BASIS OF CONVERSION OF CARGO UNITS TO TONS

Note.—Weights of carcasses and quarters vary from year to year owing to seasonal differences and/or preponderance of mutton to lamb. For the year 1940-41 the contracting system was not in force from the beginning of the year, and the 1941-42 weights were accepted as a basis. FIGURES CONSTANT FOR ALL YEARS Cheese : 12J crates to ton. Wool: 1 bale = 350 lb. Butter : 64 lb. per box. Hardwoods : 333-| s/ft per ton. Frozen sundries: 60 lb. per freight Softwoods : 500 s/ft per ton. carcass. Fruit: 25 cases to ton.

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— 1940-45. 1945-46. 1940-46. lb. lb. lb. Mutton and lamb: Average weight per 36-53 38-14 36-87 running c/c Beef: Average weight per quarter 147-08 141-33 146-81