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APPENDIX A. Purchase of Wheat from Australia. Statement showing— (1) Quantity of Wheat purchased and landed; (2) Summary of Receipts and Expenditure; (3) Particulars of Cost per Bushel.

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Number of Bushels. Summary of Receipts and Expenditure. Shipment. „ j T . New Zealand y w^ V0ICe Landed Weights. Weights between Sydney and gabs to Mm New Zealand mc , udm Purchases Weights. ; Interest {if « y). f.o.b.). Freight. Grading and Marine Totel Insurance. ,. V >■' a Expenditure. Rebagging). Profit. Loss. Bush. lb. " Kauri/' Dunedin (1) .. .. 158,692 26 ' ; Kauri," Auckland (1) .. •• 158,65144 " Moeraki," Wellington .. .. 16,102 48 " Kauri," Auckland (2) .. .. 9,258 0| " Kaiapoi " (1)—Fleming and Co. . . 8,954 2; " Kauri," Dunedin and Oamaru (2) 162,162 46 " Port Melbourne," Wellington .. 74,625 57 '• Tarawera," Lyttelton .. .. 70,439 8; "Kaiapoi" (2)—Fleming and Co., 18,823 56; Ireland and Co. " Kauri," Auckland (3) .. .. 161,440 18 " Tarawera," Timaru .. .. 71,640 20 " Tarawera," Auckland .. .. 69,957 4 " Kauri," Dunedin (3), Timaru, and 160,004 36 Lyttelton " Kaiapoi " (3)—Ireland and Co. . . 8,783 31 " Kaiapoi " (4)—Ireland and Co. . . 503 18 Bush, lb.] Bush. lb. £ s. d.l £ s. d. £ s. d. 158.990 44- 298 18* 49.313 11 10; 43,640 8 5 5,315 17 3 157.317 2 1.334 42 49.128 10 8] 43,629 4 6 5,272 12 1 15.892 20: 210 28 4.966 7 1 4.428 5 5 532 6 3 9.072 59 ! 185 1 ! 2.832 11 2 2,545 19 0 303 16 0 8.954 2 .. 2,541 12 8j 2,462 7 2 160.711 16: 1,451 30 47.998 8 8 44,594 15 3 5,380 5 9 74.495 28; 130 29 23.311 8 4 20,522 2 9 2,748 10 0 69.810 32 628 36 20.938 5 3 19,370 15 3 2,337 8 2 18,823 56 .. 5,309 6 6 5,176 11 8 161,217 19 222 59 51,052 2 7; 44,396 1 8 5,505 17 3 71.303 25 336 55 21,391 0 4 19,701 1 10 2,388 0 4 69,800 40 156 24 22,103 -10 8 19,238 3 10 2,383 16 1 159,497 36 507 0 47,846 0 7 44,001 5 4 5,342 15 9 8,783 31 .. 2.452 1 4 2.415 9 4] 503 18 .. 140 10 1 138 8 2 £ s. 133 17 177 8 16 2 8 4 148 12 75 6 162 19 68 10 65 19 153 0 d. 6 0 0 7 0 6 0 2 7 0 £ s. rL| 388 4 11 137 16 6 : 19 5 4 25 17 9 211 0 1 85 15 9 85 19 2 176 15 9 53 7 6 71 0 8 101 8 2 £ s. d. 49,478 8 1 49.217 1 1 4,995 19 0 2,883 17 4 2,462 7 2 50.334 13 1 23.431 15 0 21,794 2 7 5.176 11 8 £ s. d. •• 79 5 6 " 132 14 10 £ s. d. 164 16 3 88 10 5 29 11 11 51 6 2 2.336 4 5 120 6 8 855 17 4 50.241 13 8 22.210 19 10 21,759 0 2 49,598 9 3 810 8 11, 819 19 6 344 10 6 1,752 8 8 2.415 9 4 1 138 8 2; 36 12 oj 2 1 11 Total .. .. .. 1,150,039 54Loss in transit (0-42 per cent.) .. 39 54| 1,145,174 8 4,865 46 J351,325 4,825 52 7 9^16, 260 19 7 137,511 4 111,009 19 4 1,356 11 7356,138 15 5 4,813 7 Total purchases .. ..1,150,000 0 1,150,000 0 1,876 9 Total purchases .. .. ,1,150,000 01,150,000 0 * Gain. Expenditure: Australian expenses of C. Ferrier and assistant, i I administration, exchanges, &c. Net loss (l-39d. per bushel) 6,689 17 f Cost per Bushel. s. d. (1.) Purchase-price (f.o.b., Sydney) .. .. .. .. ..56 (2.) Sydney charges (grading, &e.) .. .. .. .. .. 0 0-09 (3.) Sea freight .. ' .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 8-09 (4.) Marine insurance ... .. .. .. .. .. 0 0-21 (5.) Discharge expenses (rebagging, &c.) .. .. .. .. 0 0-20 (6.) Ferrier's Australian expenses —Administration, exchanges .. .. 0 0-39 (7.) C.i.f.e., New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 2-98 Department of Imperial Government Supplies, Wellington, N.Z., 15th August, 1918.