H.—29.

1903. NEW ZEALAND.

ESTIMATE OF CAPITAL REQUIRED, COST OF FITTING UP DEPOT, EXPENSES OF BUSINESS, COST OF STOCK, SALE OF STOCK, PROFIT OF BUSINESS FOR WORKING OF DEPOT FOR THE SALE OF NEW ZEALAND MEAT IN A LARGE CENTRE OF POPULATION IN ENGLAND.

Laid on the Table by Leave.

Capital required for each Depot. £ a. d. Estimated cost of fittings and plant... ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Cash for one month's supply of meat, say,— Mutton ... ... ... ... £130 0 0 Lamb ... ... ... ... 357 10 0 Beef ... ... ... ...- 260 0 0 Sundries ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 Incidental expenses ... ... ... 152 10 0 1,000 0 0 £2,000 0 0

Expenses fitting up a Shop for Sale of New Zealand Meat. £ s. d. Tiling ... ... ... ... ... ... . 200 0 0 2 blocks, at £7 each ... ... ... ... ... 14 0 0 2 sets scales, patent calculators, at £14 ... ... ... 28 0 0 1 set wholesale scales (Buffalo) . ... ... ... 1000 Bails, fittings ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 0 0 2 counters, at £5 ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Office pay-desk ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 4 saws, at 7s. 6d. ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 4 choppers, at ss. ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 1 large cleaver ... . . ... ... ... ... 0126 6 knives, at 2s. 6d. ... ... ... ... ... 0 15 0 6 steels, at ss. ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 Large sausage-machine . ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 Filler ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 0 Salting-tub ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 2 fans, at £5 ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 2 delivery carts, at £25 ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Incidentals ... ... ... ... ... ... 61 12 6 Electric-light installation ... ... ... ... ... 40 0 0 Telephone subscription ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 500 0 0 Refrigerating plant for storing 600 carcases .. ... ... 500 0 0 £1,000 0 0