THE HEMP INDUSTRY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2452, 11 July 1922, Page 4

THE HEMP INDUSTRY.

JUNE RETURNS. The report on the grading of hemp, tow and stripper-slips for the month of June has been issued by the Department of Agriculture as follows:—; Hemp.—The total number of bales graded was 3,107 as compared with : 1,238 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of 1,869 bales. For the twelve months ending June 30th, 1922, the' number of bales graded was 61,473 as compared with 70,820 for the previous twelve months, a decrease of 9,344 bales.

Tow. —During the month 1,037 bales of tow were graded as compared with 319 for the same month last year, an increase of 718 bales. For the twelve months ended 30th June, 1922, the number of bales was 13,832. as compared with 15,799 for the previous twelve months, a de-. crease of 1,967 bales. Stripper-Slips. —During the month there were 26 bales of stripperslips graded as compared with nil for the corresponding month last year. For the twelve months ended 30th June, 1922, the number of bales graded was 381 as compared with 2,066 for the previous twelve months, a decrease of 1,675 bales. The following is the detailed particulars of the hemp graded at each port:—

Thirty-two bales at Picton were graded fine. Twenty-one bales at Wellington were rejected and 16 at Foxton condemned. The following shows the number of bales in each grade, the number for the corresponding month last year being given in parenthesis: — Fine 32 (91), Good Fair 1,228 (501), high fair 1,340 (338), low fair 457 (219), common 13 (88), rejected 21 (nil), condemned 16 (1), a. total of 3,107 bales being an increase of 1,869 bales. The number of bales graded at each port was as follows: —Auckland 762, Foxton 646, Wellington 935, Blenheim 107, Picton 6s, Wairoa 180, Bluff-266, Dunedin 149. The following are the detailed

Ten bales at Auckland, two at Foxton and three at Wellington were condemned. The following shows the number of bales in each grade the number for the corresponding period of last year being given in parenthesis: —Ist grade 433 (85), 2nd grade 496 (169), 3rd grade 93(65), condemned 15 (nil), a total of 1,037 bales, an increase of 718 bales. The number of bales graded at each port was -as follows: —Auckland 201, Foxton 181, Wellington 295, Blenheim 33, Picton 26, Wairoa 46, Bluff 93, Lyttelton 162. Stripper-6 lips.—Twenty-six bales at Auckland were graded Ist grade.

G.Port « Good High LowFair Fair Fair Com. Auckland 3 455 293 11 Foxton . 219 403 8 — Wellingtqn 395 364 153 2' Blenheim 99 5 3 — Pieton 30 — — — Wairoa 170 10 — — Bluff 187 79 — — Dunedin 125 24 — —

particulars of the tow graded: :— G.Port 1st 2nd. 3rd Auckland 36 120 35 Foxton 93 86 — Wellington 232 60 — Picton 26 60 —• Blenheim. - — 33 — Wairoa" ' 46 — — Bluff — 77 16 Lyttelton — 120 42