IMPERIAL SUPPLIES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 7, 3 October 1917, Page 6

IMPERIAL SUPPLIES

PAYMENTS NEARLY £37,000,000

A statement was presented to the House of Representatives yesterday showing the results of the operations of the Imperial Government Supplies Department from March 3, 1915 (when operations commenced) to September SO, 1017. The resuits are stated as follow:— Meat. Lost in transit, 13,732 quarters of beef, 88,689 carcasses of mutton, «,o-7 carcasses of lamb. Arrived at destination in 177 steamers: 1,507,393 quarters of beef, 5,690,551 carcasses of mutton (,152,421 carcasses of lamb. En route to Britain in 8 steamers, 101,196 quarters of beef, 254,663 carcasses of mutton, 10r.U.0 carcasses of lamb. Totals: 1,625,321 quarters of beef, 5,983,903 carcasses of mutton, 7 354 o°3 carcasses lamb. Meat in store on September 8, 1917, for which no space has been allocated in overseas steamers: North Island, 1,701,150 carcasses mutton; South Island, 1,188,987 carcasses mutton. Cheese and Butter. Cheese (operations commenced November 4, 1915), 1915-16 season: Total shipped and arrived at destination, 189,562 crate Season 1916-17: Lost in transit 16,440 crates, shipped and arrived at destination 369,729 crates, en route to Britain 67 316 crates; total, 453,485 crates. Cheese in store on September 17 for which no snaco has been allocated m oversea steamers: North Island 6455 crates Butter in store awaiting shipment on private account on September 15, 191/: forth- Island 168,198 boxes, South Island 1754 bOSeS - " wool. Wool (operations commenced December 1 1916 : Lost in transit, 3865 bales. Number of bales arrived at destination in « teamers 281,484; en route to Britain in Htenmers 48,014-. shipped account other Governments, 5801; number of bales of ™ wool available for shipment or Souring 153,230; number of bales of ™ wool delivered to scourers for treatment, 74,958; scoured wool shipped. 16 454-scoured wool available for shipment 40823; total number of bales paid f0r,'497,443. Other Products, '■ Scheelite-.Lost in transit 8 tons, arrived at destination 383 tons, en route to Britain 43 tons. Sheepskins: Number purchased and distributed to fellmongers, 1,088,428. Hides: Number purchased 210,52b, shipped 54,900. .- . ' • Slipe wool (freezing companies): Number of. bales advanced against 53,200, shipped 27,954, shipped account other Governments 1271. Payments, ■ The payments to September 30, 1917, are as follow: — Frozen meat 18,515,983 Cheese, 1915-16 season 917,748 Cheese, 1916-17 season 3,173.785 Wool ».<«>■»« Scheelite 82,336 Sheopskins 384,319 H ; (le3 452,256 Freezing companies' slipo wool 1,207,116 Other business 605,632 Grand total .£36,959,496