OUR WAR-TIME PRODUCTS
— ( WHAT THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT HAS PAID OUT. One of the most; interesting- of official documents, as showing at ;i glance the wealth derivable from our primary products, is the monthly statement of the Department of Imperial Government Sup. plies, tho head of which is Mr. R. Triggs. The latest statement; issued, which brings up the figures to November 30, shows that hie Department has paid out to tho producers of Now Zealand tho sum of ■£113,422,05G within n period of four and a half years. Indeed, the only produce which has been commandeered for as long as that is frozen meat'. Tho rest lias been paid out for produce well within four years, showing tho extraordinary wealth that has poured into New Zealand ill a limited poriod of time. To analyse the statement it 'has to be noted Unit the "commandeer' on the part of tho Imperial Government commenced on various dates jn different years, so that the amount of money received from this source does not represent the whole sum. received for our primary products during the war period. Tho following table shows the date the commandeer commenced, and the quantity represented:—
Date. Quantity. Mutton .... Mar. 3,1915 12,585,612 car. Lamb Miir. 3,1915 11,236,455 car. Beef Mar. 3,1915 2,781,019 qrs. Cheese Nov., 4,1915 2,305,313 crates Butter Nov. 20, 1915 1,499,730 boxes Wool Dec. 1, 1916 1,610,773 bales S!ipo wool Mar. 31,1917 . 330,281 bales Sheepskins Feb. 5,1917 ' 5,566,891 Hides Mar. 19,1917 370,509 Seheclite ... Sep. 20,1915 774 tons The payments are made up ns follow:— £ Frozen meat : 41,312,842 Cheeso 1915-16 season 918,104 Cliceso 1916-17 senson 3,271,952 Cheeso 1917-18 season 5,013,295 Cheeso 1918-19 season 5,584,314 Cheeso 1919-20 season 798,598 "Butter 1917-18 season 2,829,032 Butter 19.18-19 season 2,995,589 Butter .1919-20 season 411,288 Butter equalisation funds 622,213 Seheolite 173,918 Wool 39,415,152 F roezinft companies' sli pe wool 5,350,905 Sheepskins 2,253,742 Hides ■ 735,663 Other business 1,735,449 Grand total £113,422,086
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 61, 5 December 1919, Page 6
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316OUR WAR-TIME PRODUCTS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 61, 5 December 1919, Page 6
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