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Estimate of Beturn from Depot selling New Zealand Meat in a large Centre of Population in England (Third Year). Receipts from Mutton, — £ s. d. Say, selling 60 sheep per week for six months, from April to September, each sheep averagings8lb., as per list prices 2,089 15 0 Receipts from Lamb, — Say, selling 200 lambs per week for six months, from April to September, each lamb averaging 351b., as per list prices 5,893 6 8 Receipts from Mutton, — Say, selling 100 sheep per week for six months, from October to March, each sheep averaging 581b., as per list prices 3,482 18 4 Receipts from Lamb, — Say, selling 80 lambs per week for six months, from October to March, each lamb averaging 351b., as per list prices 2,054 0 0 £13,520 0 0 Beef: Estimated Profit (Third Year). Twenty quarters per week, each quarter weighing 1601b., 3,2001b. Profit at Id. per pound, £13 6s. Bd. For six months, from April to September, £346 13s. 4d. Thirty quarters per week, each quarter weighing 1601b., 4,8001b. Profit at Id. per lb., £20. For six months, from October to March, £520. Profit for twelve months, £866 13s. 4d.

Balance (Third Year). £ s. d. Bealised from sales of mutton and lamb ... ... 13,520 0 0 Paid for mutton and lamb ... ... ... ... 10,166 0 0 Profit from sales of mutton and lamb ... ... ... 3,354 0 0 beef ... ... ... ... 866 13 4 „ veal pork „ small goods Gross profits ... ... ... ... 4,220 13 4 Less 5 per cent, for contingencies ... £211 0 9 Ditto proportion of management ... 100 0 0 311 0 9 3,909 12 7 Less expenses ... ... ... ... 2,930 0 0 Net profit ... ... ... ... £979 12 7 Profit, 48| per cent, on £2,000 capital. H. C. Cameron, Produce Commissioner.

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