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APPENDIX I. Average Financial Results of Representative Retailers of Fish over most recent Twelvemonthly Periods.* Summary.

APPENDIX J. Table showing the Range of Retail Prices in Christchurch over the Six Months ended 19th November, 1937.

APPENDIX K. Table showing Costs of Dredging and Handling Oysters to Free on Rail Bluff.

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Turnover. Purchases and Expenses. Net Profit. Net Profit on Turnover £ £ £ Per Cent. Dunedin (8 shops) .. .. 33,258 30,790 2,468 7-4 Christchurch (11 shops) .. 41,096 39,847 1,249 3 • 04 Auckland (11 shops) .. .. 40,390 37,666 2,724 6-7 Wellington (5 shops) .. .. 31,456 30,259 1,197 3-8 Other centres (22 shops) .. 83,834 73,117 10,717 12-8 Total (57 shops) .. .. 230,034 211,679 18,355 8-0 Average (57 shops) .. 4,035 3,713 322 8-0 * The majority of these retailers sell cooked as well as wet fish.

Whole Fish, per Pound. Piece, per Pound. Filleted, per Pound, j Smoked, per Pound. Hapuka (groper) .. 6d. to lOd. (headed and 9d. to Is. 3d. .. lOd. to Is. 6d. None smoked. gutted) Ling .. .. 3d. to 6d. (headed and 3d. to 9d. .. 6d. to Is. .. 8d. to Is. sounded) Soles .. .. 6d. to Is. 3d. (all sizes) 8d. to Is. 4d. .. Is. 3d. to 2s. 6d. None smoked. Gurnard .. .. 3d. to 6d. (heads on) 5d. to 8d. (trimmed, 6d. to Is. .. 8d. to Is. no head) Red cod .. .. 3d. to 6d. (headed) .. 5d. to 8d. .. 6d. to lOd. .. 7d. to lOd. Elephant fish .. 4d. to 6d. .. .. 4d. to 6d. .. 4d. to Is. .. 8d. —only smoked when supply is plentiful. Tarakihi .. .. 5d. to 7d. (heads on) 7d. to lOd. .. lOd. to Is. 2d. lOd. to Is. 4d. Flounders .. .. 7d. to Is. 3d. .. lOd. to Is. 4d. .. Is. to 2s. 6d. .. None smoked.

(Costs per sack.) Firm. A. B. 0. D. E. F. G. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Oyster-boat wages .. 4 5-50 4 5-50 4 5-50 5 11-82 4 5-50 5 8-43 4 4-9 Repairs and maintenance.. 0 11-47 0 7-66 1 3-64 .. 1 2-00 .. 1 4-4 Sacks .. .. .. 0 7-50 0 7-50 0 7-50 0 7-50 0 7-50 .. 0 6-3 Coal .. .. .. .. 0 10-23 0 9-55 0 10-48 1 2-90 .. 13-2 Coal and other charges .. 1 10 - 37 .. .. .. .. 2 .2 ■ 68 Ss:r ho ™ :: :: 5 ?'-S } 2 2 "*> {VIT, }' '•« {' ': 80 . J 11 Depreciation .. .. .. 02* 73 0 2-43 0 1* 25 0 6-10 05* 07 04*8 Overcharges .. .. 0 7-79 0 7-00 0 8-71 0 6-29 1 8-25 0 11-84 0 8-7 Total .. .. 9 8-92 9 6-64 9 4-01 9 4-74 10 10-05 9 4-02 10 4-6 -*ar~ — ———— •