THE HEMP INDUSTRY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1145, 13 September 1913, Page 3

THE HEMP INDUSTRY.

OFFICIAL RETURNS.

Figures compiled by the Department of Agriculture shew that during the month of August the total number of bales of •hemp graded was 8153. as compared with 4431 for the corresponding month of last rear, an increase of 3722 bales. For the twelve months ended August 31, 1913, the number of bales grad'd was 154.249, as compared with 91,160 .w me previous twelve months, the increase being 63,083 bales. Details of the grading arc as under; —

Tola Is ... 73 1 748 5891 417 In all 24 halos were rejected, 15 being from Fi.xlon and 9 from Wellington. During the month 2545 bales of tow were dealt with, as compared with 1139 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of 1406 hales. For the twelve mouths ending August 31st, 1913, the number of bales graded was 53,671, as compared with- 25,388 for the previous twelve months, the increase being; 23,283 bales. Tim details are:

Port Fine. Goodfair, Fair. Common. Auckland ... — 226 869 135 Napier ... — — — — Foxtnn — 569 5102 41 Wellington ... .13 870 1573 200 Bleu heiiu — 177 — — Picton ...' 59 45 94 2 Lyttelton ... — — — — Dunedin — 37 23 9 Bluff ... — 26 230 30

1st 2nd 3rd Conrado grade, g rade. d’m’d. Auckland ~ 120 331 97 Fox ton 24 646 181 34 Wellington 70 288 421 15 Blenheim ■ 76 51 ... Picton 59 26 — — Dunedin — — 16 12 Blulf — 6 52 20 Totals; 153 1162 1052 178 The stripper slips passed for export were; — 1 ;t 2nd o-i-ale. grade, d’ni ’d. Tl. Wellington — 109 10 119 Foxtou 34 72 18 124 Totals; 34 101 28 124