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The quantities of meat which had either arrived at destination or were en route ;ts at the 31st, March, 1920, were---Beef (quarters) .. .. .. .. 2,851,319 Mutton (carcases) .. .. .. .. 12,170,253 Lamb (carcases) .. .. .. .. .13,533,299 The balance is accounted for by quantities then on board steamers loading in New Zealand, and by losses in steamers s.s. " Clan MacTavish," ' Rotorua," "Westmoreland," and " Hurunui." The respective quantities of meat shipped from each port from the inception of the requisition to the 31st March, 1920. are set out in the following table :—

The system of payment of advances, representing 75 per cent, of the value of killings which have remained in freezing-chambers for a period of six weeks, still continues, the payment of the balance of 25 per cent, being effected at time, of shipment upon presentation of the usual documents,

1011-15 Season. 1915-16 Season. 191 Port of Shipment. , j Beef. ' Mutton ! Lamb. Beef, j Mutton. Lamb. Beef. |" Quarters. Carcases. Carcases. Quarters. Carcases. Carcases. Quarters. Whangarei .. 23,094 .. .. j 41,457 11,323 3,222 25,067 Auckland .. 52,533 41,204 74,983180,587 42,975 108,104 76,063 Whakatane ..•[.. Tokomaru Bay ' 6«,463 58,460 41,897 8,950, 107,846 67,526 7,742 Gisborne .. 25,024 220,038 101,073 62,261 325,172 165,752 33,933 Napier .. 34,802 208,775151,982 64,802 377,599 301,282 33,092 Waitara .. 46,612 49,485 28,250 77,080 54,929 44,126 34,608 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,531 Wanganui .. 17,812 95,713 38,012 26,783; 88,569 67,766 56,011 Wellington .. 58,979 610,073411,351 166,93l| 734,540 782,383 88,287 Total North 265,919J 1,283,808847,548^685, 451 1,742,953 1,540,161363,334 Nelson .. 521 1.0,31.2 20,549] 4,763 16,623 21,563 4,256 Pieton .. .. 22,410 31,035] .. , 27,650 42,392 Lyttelton .. 11,128 244,750 772,152 38,102 274,884 770,312 52,205 Timaru .. 2,618 153,374 623,925 7,624 102,373 334,357 15,507 Oamaru .. .. 29,871 97,868 .. ] 10,095 32,402 Dunedin .. 11.876 85,884214,387; 22,246 102,716 189,680 30,388 Blufl .. 45,673 156,552 282,044 61,634| 144,396 217,847 52,018 Total South 71,816 703,153 2041960 1 134,429, 678,737 1,608,553 154,374 Island ports 1 ] •• ■ Grand totals 337,735 1,986,961 2889508 769,880 2,421,6903,148,714 517,708 ! I 1914-15 Season. (5-17 Season. Mutton. Lamb. Carcases. Carcases. 4,271 3,155 22,942 9,464 33,186 143,881 13,562 248,209 88,516 13,918 13,389 12,761 2,567 65,784 24,004 395,542 402,350 1017-18 Season. Beef. Mutton, j Lamb. Quarters. Carcases. ! Carcases. 34,595 9,991; 1,079 146,2139 30,534; 40,040 0,721 4,071 50,905 35,811 190,555 100,023 30,702| 263,763 211,958 61,543 33,832 26,198 12,952; 9,043 9,345 57,900 176,227,121,674 134,810 420,894 257,605 1,540,161 363,334 940,494 1557,007 525,344 1,185,744 767,922 21,563 42,392 770,312 334,357 32,402 189,680 217,847 4,256 52,205 15,507 i 1,671 17,592 237,954 1.58,713 9,541 107,912 101,723 I , 1,684 23,217 352,344 248,520 2,527 54,700 75,507 2,646, 8,526, 10,324 1,099 25,419 23,690 37,049 312,976588,620 7,038 88,455 283,701 61,636 28,670 8,316 82,697 112,692 31,455 105,744 55,825 30,388 52,018 1,608,553 154,374 635,106 758,499 87,603J 685,453 1103522 i 612,94711,871,197 1871444 3,148,714 517,708 15756001 1315506 1918 10 Season. 1010-20 Sea 119-20 Sen ion. Total. Port of Shipment. Beef, j Mutton. Lamb, ; Beef. Mutton. Beef. Mutton, Lamb. Beef. Mutton. | Lamb. Quarters.; Carcases. Carcases. Quarters. Carcases. Whangarei .. .. .. 24,767 .. .. .. 35,92' Auckland .. .. .. 83,11-5 188,406 105,879 20,613 53,63 Whakatane .. .. .. 23,550 29,626 1,067 6,028 26,68, Tokomaru I'mv .. .. 14,209: 67,050 49,581 .. 67,75 Gisborne .. .. .. 83,815 278,026 75,681 4,609 205,74' Napier .. .. .. 46,709 590,811 238,409 5,428 196,13 Waitara .. .. .. 20,425 97,825 35,908 7,088 New Plymouth .. .. 24,44o! 43, 60 14,400 8,895 42,56Wanganui .. .. .. 43,595 173,034 163,484 17,392 84,131 Wellington .. .. .. 97,3411,013,251 033,110 31,963 316,02' Total North Island poiis .. 461,9662,481,689Jl,317,585J102, 6161,028,601 Quarters. 20,613 6,028 4,609 5,428 7,688 8,895 17,392 31,963 Carcases. Carcases. 35,929 2,362 53,631 10,135 26,685 5,599; 67,751 3,1341 205,747 92,543: 196,131 88,782l 2,961 42,564 10,628 84,135 41,551 316,027! 286,007! Quarters. 149,580 565,150 36,299 41,435 245,453 215,535 248,556 54,818 219,493 578,311 Quarter 149,i T 565,1 36, i 41,4 245,4 215,ir 248, £ 54,c 219,-1 578,3 rs 5c If 2! 4: 4f 5? 5f 81 4! 31 s. .81 5C M X 5: .3f I5( lie 9£ 11 0 ,o i9 5 3 ■5 6 8 3 i: Carcases. Carcases. I 61,514 9,818 i 379,752 348,605 I 56,311 0,666 i 385,198 162,138 11,363,419 548,634 . I ,885,288 1,080,929 I 249,989 150,892 I 108,028 36,946 I 683,4621 456,491 3,490,327 2,773,400 I I 102,616 1,028,600 544,302' 2,354,630 354, fi 6S ,31 8,663,2885,574,525 Nelson .. .. .. 5,014 15,762] 9,183! I'.ctoo .. .. .. 948; 38,815 70,410 Lyttelton .. .. .. 20,833] 284,920 992,907 3,203 71,54: Timaru .. .. .. 4,370 175,727 609,155 7,461 92,101 Oamaru Dunedin .. .. .. 14,772 73,970 107,011 .. 26,61' Bluff .. .. .. 25,570 112,003 106,999 20 41,87! Total South Island ports .. 71,507 701,197 1,955,615 10,684 232,14( Grand totals .. .. 533,473 3,182,8863,273,200 113,300 1,260,741 I [ 71,542! 92,108' 26,6171 41,879 328,132 155,837 47,368 16,274 35,225 I 17,2 2,0 162,5 44,6 87,5 216,3 530,4 885,0 17,200 2,047 102,580 44,618 87,598 216,370 2C 1)1 56 61 5<; 37 41 ill 00 47 80 18 US' 70 13 43 0 7 0 8 8 0 3|i 3: 52,894] 63,253 131,886J 190,744 1,427,026 3,804,467 770,7502,255,41)5 111,143 208,835 479,796 694,744 662,297 833,447 Is, 635,792 J8,050, 986 I2,299,08o'l3,025,5l0 232,146 582.836J 1,260,7461,127,138J 530,413 _ ... J2,885,043