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PORT OF PICTON Summary of Quantities of Cargo Handled and Rates of Work Per Net Gang-hour Under Co-operative Contracts System, Showing Totals to 31st March, 1948 (as Per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year Ended 31st March, 1949

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Class of Cargo. Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. 1 ... UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Quantities of Cargo Handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo • Handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo Handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-48 1948-49 1940-48 1948-49 1940-48 1948-49 1940-48 11948—49 1942-48 1 1948-49 1 1942-48 i1948-49 General .. .. .. Ldg. .. D/L Iron, steel, &c. .. .. „ Cement . . .. ,, Tallow, pelts, &c... ,, Wool, sheep-skins, &c. .. Disc. • • Ldg. Timber — Hardwood : Trucks .. Disc. Softwood: Trucks .. „ CoalGrab : New Zealand . . „ Basket: New Zealand .. ,, Fruit: Apples and pears .. D/L Mutton and lamb.. ,, Beef .. .. ,, Frozen sundries .. ,, Total, all classes .. Number of contracts.. Tons Bales S/ft Tons R. c/c. Qrs. F. c/c. Tons 139 li,033 24,081 17-38 96 980 134,722 183 608 2,524 30,238 46,588 328 - 114 976,440 1,586 36,023 24,978 io,599 16-01 13-23 15-20 88 87 2,507 8-48 14-25 847 86 418 20-65 *99 90,252 555 9,481 io,326 330,624 109,283 53,326 2,547 440 337,274 if>, 926 ii,5i5 i, 909 6,062 123 173,875 699 7,924 15-23 12-98 17-10 '*76 3,909 3,001 25-35 10-42 20-31 1,020 547 16-41 19-59 31-45 25-45 1,127 200 550 2,188 158,048 26,634 163,535 22,530 4 353 56 550 85