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SHOWING RESULTS TO 30th SEPTEMBER, 1918. FROZEN MEAT, BCHEELITE, BUTTER, CHEESE, WOOL, SHEEP-SKINS, Etc. MEAT. (Operations commenced 3rd March, 1915.) Beef Mutton Lamb (Quarters). (Caroases). (Caroases). 1. Shipped per steamers lost in transit .. .. 18,829 106,260 91,080 2. Arrived at destination in 236 steamers .. .. 2,083,211 7,508,413 9,013,404 3. En route to Great Britain in 3 steamers .. .. 29,823 127,191 60,533 4. Meat aboard steamers now on loading-berth .. 16,555 39,131 24,547 5. Total payments made to date, £27,916,676. 6. Totals.. .. .. .. 2,148,418 7,780,995 9,189,564 7. MEAT IN STORE on 30th September, 1918, for which no space has been allocated in overseas steamers — North Island .. .. .. .. .. 2,921,409 South Island .. .. .. .. ... 1,742,667 Total in 60 lb. carcases .'. .. .. 4,664,076 Total shipments to date — During .1914-15 season .. .. .. .. 337,735 1,986,961 2,889,508 During 1915-16 season .. .. .. .. 769,880 2,421,690 3,148,714 During 1916-17 season .. .. .. .. 517,708 1,575.600 1,315,506 During 1917-18 season.. .. .. .. 523,095 1,796,744 1,835,836 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,148,418 7,780,995 9,189,564 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. Shipped and lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,440 4. Total arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. .. 501,886 5 Total payments, £3,295,557. 6. Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 518,326 1917-18 season— 7. Shipped and lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,406 8. Shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 321,264 9. En route to Great Britain . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,687 10. On board steamers now on loading-berth .. .. .. .. .. 18,000 11. Total payments to date, £4,811,228. 12. Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 502,357 13. CHEESE IN STORE awaiting shipment on account Imperial Government on 30th September, 1918— Crates. North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. ..223,236 South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,337 Total quantity in crates .. .. .. .. 275,573 BUTTER. (Operations commenced 20th November, 1917.) 1917-18 season — Boxes. 1. Shipped and lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,487 2. Shipped and arrived at destination .. .. .. .. .. 550,346 3. En route to Great Britain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,636 4. On board steamers now on loading-berth 5. Total payments to date, £2,816,457. — 6. Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 616,469