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BUTTER— continued. 7. BUTTER IN STORE awaiting shipment on account of Imperial Government on 30th September, 1918— Boxes. North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 104,639 South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,128 Total in boxes .. .. .. .. .. .. 107,767 SCHEELITE. (Operations commenced 20th September, 1915.) Tons' 1. Shipped and lost in transit . . .. . . .. .. .. .. 18 2. Arrived at destination .. .. . . .. .. .. . . 524 3. En route to Great Britain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 4. Total payments made to date, £122,917. 5. Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 628 WOOL. (Operations commenced Ist December, 1916.) 1. Total number of bales valued (as per valuation certificates received) .. .. 1,010,365 2. Number of bales lost in transit .. .. .. .. .. 9,668 3. Number of bales arrived at destination in 89 steamers .. .. .. 480,454 4. Number of bales en route to Great Britain in 9 steamers .. .. .. 18,872 5. Number of bales shipped on account of other Governments .. .. 63,384 6. Number of bales of greasy wool available for shipment or scouring .. 467,987 .1,040,365 7. Number of bales of greasy wool delivered to scourers for treatment .. .. 181,066 8. Number of bales of scoured and fellmongers' slipe wool shipped .. ... .. 70,755 9. Number of bales of scoured and fellmongers' slipe wool available for shipment .. 98,932 10. Total payments, £24,852,261. 11. Total number of bales paid for .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,040,033 SLIPE WOOL (Freezing Companies). (Operations commenced 31st March, 1917.) Purchased for Valuation in United Kingdom. 1. Total number of bales advanced against .. .. .. .. .. 69,591 2. Number of bales shipped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,813 3. Number of bales shipped on account of other Governments .. .. .. 1,795 4. Total payments to date, £1,933,513. Purchased under New Zealand Valuations. 5. Total number of bales .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,048 6. Number of bales shipped on account of other Governments .. .. .. 5,306 7. Total payments to date, £1,336,819. SHEEP-SKINS. (Operations commenced sth February, 1917.) 1, Number of skins purchased and distributed to fellmongers .. .. .. 2,953,696 2. Total payments to date, £1,124,627. HIDES. (Operations commenced 19th March, 1917.) 1. Number of hides purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 370,958 2. Number of hides shipped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 149,143 3. Number of hides sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 139,823 4. Total payments to date, £704,577. PAYMENTS. (Total to date.) £ Frozen meat .. .. .. ■• •• •• •• •• •• 27,916,676 Cheese, 1915-16 season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 917,748 Cheese, 1916-17 season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3,295,557 Cheese, 1917-18 season .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 4,811,228 Butter, 1917-18 season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,816,457 Scheelite .. •• 122,917 Wool .. .. ... 24,849,966 Freezing companies'slipe wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,270,332 Sheep-skins .. 1,121,066 Hides ~ 704,577 Other business .. .. .. .. .. •• •• .. ■• 1,230,747 Grand total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £71,057,271

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