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Dairy-produce Grading Following are ten-year tables relating to the grading of butter and cheese by the Dairy Division :

Butter and Cheese graded for Export

Grade Points and Grade Classification of Creamery Butter graded for Export

Whey Butter graded for Export

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Year ended 31st March, Creamery Butter. Cheese. Total Butterfat Equivalent. Tons. Increase or Decrease. Tons. Increase or Decrease. Tons. Increase or Decrease. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. 1948 132,758 + 11-45 85,274 — 1-55 144,072 + 8-13 1947 119,113 + 10-71 86,624 -4-30 133,231 +6-45 1946 107,582 -10-18 90,523 -3-84 125,151 -8-47 1945 119,781 +26-12 94,140 + 10-62 136,735 +21-52 1944 94,972 -14-08 85,100 -22-60 112,516 -16-80 1943 110,542 +0-76 109,955 -25-87 135,238 -9-59 1942 109,707 -20-92 148,331 +29-71 149,592 -6-77 1941 138,745 + 12-48 114,355 +32-22 160,466 + 17-37 1940 123,349 -4-58 86,486 +2-67 136,707 —2-88 1939 129,277 -11-20 84,236 -2-06 140,764 -9-22

Year ended 31st March, Total Graded. Average Grade Finest Grade. First Grade. Under First. Points. Total Finest. 94 Points and Over. Tons. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. 1948 132,758 93-507 86-89 47-64 12-98 0-12 1947 119,113 93-376 82-94 41-27 16-86 0-19 1946 107,582 93-245 80-28 32-09 19-49 0-22 1945 119,781 93-402 84-72 40-38 15-10 0-17 1944 94,972 93-391 83-66 41-59 16-03 0-30 1943 110,542 93-173 77-87 35-22 21-66 0-46 1942 109,707 93-335 82-22 38-01 17-45 0-32 1941 138,745 93-253 80-50 34-65 18-94 0-55 1940 123,349 93-361 81-21 42-11 18-25 0-53 1939 129,277 93-373 82-42 40-02 17-06 0-51

Average First Grade. Year ended 31st March, Tons. Grade Points. Per Cent. 1948 2,414 88-399 81-03 1947 2,406 88-451 82-58 1946 2,658 88-387 86-37 1945 2,779 88-503 94-26 1944 2,343 88-479 91-88 1943 2,274 88-491 92-74 1942 3,078 88-502 94-57 1941 2,766 88-559 96-05 1940 1,782 88-536 97-31 1939 1,904 88-152 94-59