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Grading Statistics . The following tables give particulars of the gradings during the year ended 31st March, 1918, the Dominion totals and percentages for the previous year being also shown for comparison :

HEMP (BALES).

TOW (BALES).

STRIPPER-SLIPS (BALES).

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Grading-ports. Auckland Napier Foxton Wellington .. Lyttelton Blenheim Pioton Dunedin and Bluff •: Fa o § Fine. Good-fair. „. , ft, High2,660 9,730 ! 488 341 2,722 26,429 .. .. 52 4,509 j 33,581 .. ., .. 14 58 .. .. 181 614 347 .... 347 473 8 .. .. .. 1,005 i 9,248 ,ir. Lowfair. 16,160 289 12,993 14,200 Common. 6,713 753 1,609 Rejected. ; Total. 1,209 325 36,797 1,218 334 22 43,253 160 2 54,113 73 1 .. 1.305 840 52 .. 25,219 1,756 350 162,818 1-07 0-21 162 12,481 12 2,433 Totals 1917-18 Percentage Totals 1916-17 Percentage .. .. 580 12,485 79.742 .. .. 0-35 7-66 j 48-92 ..3 523 25,250 j 73.757 .. 002 0-35 16-84 49-2 56,385 34-71 11,520 ■ 7-07 I,412 60 119,898 41,296 7,597 27-55 5-06 0-94 0-04 j

(irading-ports. 1st Grade. ! 2nd Gra.de. j 3rd Grade. Condemned. Total. Auckland Napier Foxton Wellington Pic ton Blenheim Lyttelton Dunedin and Bluff 311 3,049 4,690 1,159 9,239 150 .. .. 150 2,403 5,691 804 24 8,922 2.919 5,496 1,901 75 10,391 229 80 81 .. 390 389 J 57 29 17 592 164 .. .. .. 164 2,720 3,566 366 6,652 Totals 1917-18 .. 6,445 17,343 11,071 1.641 36,500 Percentage 17-55 47-58 30-33 4-54 _ - _ _ „ _ _ _ „ - Totals 1916-17 .. ■ Percentage 6,096 16,250 13,193 1,990 37.529 i _ __ _ __ 16-2 43-3 35-2 5-3

1st Grade. 2nd Grade. Condemned. Total. Wellington .. 'oxton ilenheim hmedin and Bluff 203 16 7 1,418 393 1 1,621 410 7 67 44 23 Totals 1917-18 226 1,855 24 2,105 Percentage 10-7 88-1 1-1 Totals 1916-17 > 986 3.724 145 4,855 Percentage 20-2 76-8 3-0