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APPENDIX L. Comparative f.o.b. Prices of Directly Competitive Lines as between Various Export Ports.

APPENDIX M. Wastage Table.

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Auckland. Wellington (A) Wellington (B). Christchurch. Dunedin (A). Dunedin (B). Price Pack p,i„ Pack PnVe Paok Prino Pack p T i no Pack Pack ■ Weight. Pnce - Weight. Prlce - Weight. Prloe - Weight. Pnoe - Weight. Pnce - Weight. d. Lb. d. Lb. d. Lb. d, Lb. d. Lb. d. Lb. Snapper— (1) Headed, sealed, tailed 5 P. 60 .. .. 5J 50 (Pah and Dru) D 30 (2) Larged, gilled, heads on, 4 SO 4 100 not scaled (Nap) Tarakihi — (1) Headed, shouldered, scaled 5| 30 5J 30 5 30 5 30 .... (Tiri) (2) Fillets, wings off, scaled 8£ 20 20 /8J (a) 25 (Tiki) 8 20 (3) Heads on, gutted, not 4 100 scaled (4) Kippered .. .. (6)11 14 9 14 .. ..(c) 8? 14 Flounders— (1) Graded .. .. 8| 20 8 f|f 8 20 (i)7| 20 Soles— (1) Graded .. 6 jg .. 5 20 (2) Skinned and headed .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 7 20 (3) Fillets (one skin on) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 20 (4) Fillets (skinned) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 20 (5) Fillets (1 lb. packets) .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 15 20 (o) Individually frozen. (6) Ex-store, Sydney. (c) 10s. per bos of 14 lb. (d) Extra small, small.

APPENDIX L. Comparative f.o.b. Prices op Directly Competitive Lines as between Various Export Ports. Auckland. Wellington (A) Wellington (B). Christchurch. Dunedin (A). Dunedin (B). Price Pac,£ Price Pack Price Pack Price Pack Pviee Pack T> r ;„ 0 Pack rnce - Weight. Pnce - Weight. Pnoe - Weight. Frlce ' Weight. Pnce - Weight. Prlce - Weight. d. Lb. d. Lb. d. Lb. d. Lb. d. Lb. d. Lb. Snapper— (1) Headed, scaled, tailed 5 P. 60 .. .. 5J 50 (Pah and Dru) D 30 .. .. .. (2) Larged, gilled, heads on, 4 50 4 100 not sealed (Nap) Tarakihi— (1) Headed, shouldered, scaled 5J 30 5A 30 . . .. 5 30 5 30 (Tiri) (2) Fillets, wings off, scaled 8| 20 7| 20 J"8J (a) 25 (Tiki) 8 20 (3) Heads on, gutted, not 4 100 scaled (4) Kippered .. .. (6)11 14 9 14 .. .. (c) 8f 14 Flounders— (I) Graded .. .. 8J 20 8 fg 8 20 (d) 7| 20 Soles— (1) Graded .. 6 jg .. .. 5 20 (2) Skinned and headed .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 7 20 (3) Fillets (one skin on) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 20 (4) Fillets (skinned) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 20 (5) Fillets (1 lb. packets) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 20 (a) Individually frozen. (6) Ex-store, Sydney. (c) 10s. per box of 14 lb. (a) Extra small, small. APPENDIX M. Wastage Table. Species. Operation. Wastage. Round Fish. Per Cent. Blue cod .. .. Green to headed and gutted .. .. .. .. .. | 33-3 Headed and gutted to skinned and trimmed .. .. .. 23-8 Headed and gutted to fillets .. .. .. .. .. 33 to 37-5 Heads on, gutted, to fillets .. .. .. .. .. 50 Green to fillets .. .. .. .. .. .. 55-6 Gurnard .. .. Green to fillet .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Gutted to fillet .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Hapuka (groper) .. Headed and gutted to— Scrubbed, scaled, fins off, flanks on .. .. .. 11 Scrubbed, scaled, fins off, flanks off .. .. .. 25 to 28 Headed and gutted and scrubbed to — Piece .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 to 22 Steaks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Fillet .. .. .. .. .. 40 Ling .. .. .. Headed and gutted to piece .. .. .. .. .. 25 Headed and gutted to fillet .. .. .. .. .. 53 Snapper .. .. Green to gilled and gutted .. .. .. .. .. 13-2 Green to headed, gutted, and scaled .. .. .. .. 33-6 Green to fillet (wings on) .. .. .. .. .. 46-8 Green to fillet (wings off) .. .. .. .. .. 64 Tarakihi .. .. Green to headed, gutted and shouldered .. .. .. 39-6 Green to fillet (wings off) .. .. .. .. .. 63-6 Flat Fish. Flounder . . .. Green to gutted .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 to 12 Gutted to fillet .. .. .. .. .. .. 28-4 to 31-5 Sole .. . . .. Gutted to skinned and trimmed .. .. .. .. 30 Gutted to fillet .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 to 36