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CHEESE. (Operations commenced 4th November, 1915.) 1915-16 season— Crates. 1. Total shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 189,502 2. Total payments made, £917,748. 1916-17 season— 3. Lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,440 4. Shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 369,729 5. En route to Great Britain.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,316 6. On board steamers now on loading berth 7. Total payments to 30th September, 1917, £3,173,785. 8. Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 453,485 9. CHEESE IN STORE on 17th September, 1917, for which no space has been allocated in overseas steamers- — Crates. North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. ..6,455 South Island Total quantity in crates.. .. .. .. .. 6,455 BUTTER. 1. BUTTER IN STORE awaiting shipment on private account on 15th September, 1917— Boxes. Boxes. North Island .. .. .. .. .. 168,198 South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,754 Total in boxes .. .. .. .. .. ..■ ■ 169,952 WOOL. (Operations commenced Ist December, 1916.) Bales. Bales. 1. Total number of bales valued (as per valuation certificates received) .. .. 497,994 2. Lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,865 3. Number of bales arrived at destination in 42 steamers . . .. .. 281,484 4. Number of bales en route to Great Britain in 10 steamers .. .. 48,614 5. Number of bales shipped account other Governments .. .. .. 5,801 6. Number of bales of greasy wool available for shipment or scouring .. 153,230 497,994 7. Number of bales of greasy wool delivered to scourers for treatment .. .. 74,958 8. Number of bales of scoured wool shipped .. .. .. .. .. 16,454 9. Number of bales of scoured wool available for shipment.. .. .. .. 40,823 10. Total payments to 30th September, 1917, £11,620,321. 11. Total number of bales paid for .. .. .. .. .. .. 497,443 SCHEELITE. (Operations commenced 20th September, 1915.) Tons. 1. Lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 2. Arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 383 3. En route to Great Britain . . .. .. .. .. .. . . 43 4. Total payments made to 30th. September, 1917, £82,336. Total .. .. .. ..- .. .. .. .. 434 SHEEP-SKINS. (Operations commenced sth February, 1917.) No. 1. Number of skins purchased and distributed to fellmongers .. .. .. 1,088,428 2. Total payments to 30th September, 1917, £384,319. HIDES. (Operations commenced 19th March, 19.17.) No. 1. Number of hides purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 210,526 2. Number of hides shipped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,900 3. Total payments to 30th September, 1917, £452,256. =====