MEAT EXPORTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2681, 29 January 1916, Page 7

MEAT EXPORTS

V . 1 SHIPMENTS FROM NEW ZEALAND PORTS

■ tWO YEARS' COMPARED The following return showing tlio shipments of beef, mutton, and lamb to the United Kingdom during the twelve months ended December 31, 1914, and December ,31, 1915, respectively has been prepared by the Imperial Government Meat Supply. Branch at Wellington< SHIPMENTS DURING 1915. Qrs. C/cs. C/cs. Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Whangarei 36,074 201 — Auckland 99,962 77,480 119,479 Tokomaru x Bay 8,892 99,191 63,043 Gisborne .... 35,027 • 347,476 174,705 Napier 44,435 820,062 270,766 Waitara ... 64,128 76,381 60,858 WangaJiui 24,348 112,748. • 81,514 Wellington 95,784 793,655 733,996 North Island 408,650 1,827,191 1,504,361 Nelson 521 11,540 20,392 Picton — ' 23,874 29,571 Lyttelton 17,791 379,207 904,917 Timaru ....... 3,286 244,074 598,171 Oamaru .... — ' 67,968 172,015 Dunedin .... 21,634 119,044 192,705 Bluff 53,972 163,281 294,893 South Island 97,204 1,008,988 2,212,664 Grand Tl. 505,854 2,836,182 3,717,025 SHIPMENTS DURING 1914. Qrs. C/cs. C/cs. Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Whangarei 26,369 5,627 3,518 Auckland ... 52,073 48,224 89,335 Tokomaru Bay "13,841 99,179 66,726 Gisborne ... 44,333 329,350 154,576 Napier- 54,381 473,151 • 406,066, Waitara .... : 38,709 45,650 48,715 Wanganui 13,057 92,549 101,720 .Wellington 96,741 951,066 736,697 North , ' Island 339,504 2,044,826 1,607,353 Nelson ..... ' — 5,208 18,484 Picton — 18,597 72,962 Lyttelton ... 7,373 .297,046 908,994 Timaru ....... 559 202,543 592,236 Oamaru — 35,705 90,126 Dunedin .... .9,023 89,345 160,739 Bluff 13,804 83,560 188,682 South Island 30,759 732,004 2,032,223 Grand Tl. 370,263 2,776,830 3,639,576 EQUIVALENT IN. FREIGHT CARCASSES. 'Another set of figures gives the total shipments of beef, mutton, and lamb in a different form. In the following table the equivalent of the meat shipments for' the two years is shown in freight carcasses: —. .1914. _ 1915. Whangarei .......... 87,079 108,423 'Auckland 263,999 . 457,018 Tokomaru Bay .... 185,186 167,896 Gisborne 565,430 569,027 ' Najjier .907,005 633,878 Waitara 194,254 309,338 .Wanganui ' 199,533 240,135 Wellington 1,732,-120 1,570,338 North Island 4,134,906 4,056,052 Nelson L.....1..V...;.., 1-7,531 ' t 26,698 Picton ................. 67,238 ' 43,588 Lyttelton 925,161 . .1,035,858 •Timaru ; 599,044 ' 652,713 Oamaru •, 95,789 182,645 Dunedin -...v. 223,573 312,416 Bluff 250,760 521,792 South Island 2,179,096 2,775,710 Grand total . 6,314,002 6,831,762 - PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE OR DEOREASE. The following are the percentages of increase or decrease in 1915 compared with 1914; — Whangarei «.«;.Inc. 24.51%, ' Auckland Inc. 73,11% Tokomaru Bay ...... Deo. 9.34%' Gisborne' ...,' Inc. .63% Napier i , Dec. 80.88% Waitara .....' Inc. '59.24% ■Wanganui Inc. 20.35% Wellington Dec. 9.36% • North Island Dec. 1.91%' Nelson Inc. 52.29% Picton ................. f Deo. 35.25%' Lyttelton Inc. 11.96% Timaru, Inc. 8.96% ' . Oamaru y . Inc. 90.67%' Dunedin Inc. 39.74% . Bluff Inc. 108.08%' South Island Inc. 27.38% Grand total Inc. 8.20% STEAMERS DISPATCHED.. The following was the number of steamers dispatched in each of the two years:— , 1914. 1915 January v ..„ 12 7 February 9 12 March 11 4 . ' April 7 7 May .'. 9 fi June 8 3 July 7 6 Amgust 3 10 September 18 October 10 11 November 5 4 December 7 , 4 Total ............. 89 ' 82 IMPERIAL PURCHASES. The following statement, relating to the supply of meat to the Imperial Government, shows the quantities of frozen meat' shipped at each port from the inception of the scheme—March 3, 1915 — to January 27 Car- CarQuarters casses casses beef, mutton, lamb. Gisborne ... 29,314 302,046 170,019 Whangarei 29,058 201 — Auckland ... 84,211 45,941 79,238 Tokomaru Bay 6,463 77,643 66,468 Napier ' 41,460 312,097 243,178 Waitara ..." 60,921 63,779 55,554 Wanganui ... 20,785 99,070 61,015 Wellington ;■ 80,431 691,062 589,387

Total North Island ... 352,6431,591,8391,264,859 Nelson ...... 521 10,312 20,549 Picton — 22,410 31,035 Lyttelton ... 15,518 269,251 853,652 Timaru • 2,777. 152,560 624,736 Oaraaru ....... — 2-9,871 97,868 Dunedin ... 15,381 112,003 229,555 Bluff ......... 47,477 158,227 282,253 Total South Island ... 81,674 754,634 2,139,648 Grand totals 434,317 2,346,473 3,404,607