H. —30.

Arrivals of New Zealand Cheese in United Kingdom Ports (in Tons).

SUPERVISION AND INSPECTION OP SHIPPING, TRANSPORT, AND STORAGE OF DAIRY-PRODUCE. As in previous years, the Department's officers exercise supervision and inspection of the handling, transport, and storage of dairy-produce, thus providing for examination and protection from factory to United Kingdom cool stores. Such work involves the inspection of coastwise vessels, railway-trucks, refrigerated spaces of overseas vessels, cool stores, record of temperatures and supervision of storage, as well as carrying temperatures. The Department maintains, in this connection, three Inspectors in New Zealand and one in London ; in all their activities the Inspectors collaborate with the officers of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture both in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. This supervision has been proved to be most valuable and ensures careful handling of the produce on land and sea. It has become an important factor in the obtainance of reduced rates under the marine-insurance contract. During 1938-39 this work has been fully maintained and satisfactory results achieved.

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p °rt. 1936-37. 1937-38. fusST ! ' * London— New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 65,504 55,242 53,136 50,422 Other sources .. .. .. .. .. 34,346 37,988 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 99,850 93,230 Southampton— New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 439 1,275 1,281 1,500 Other sources .. .. .. .. .. 746 1,145 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,185 2,420 Avonmouth — New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 7,092 7,257 7,288 8,913 Other sources .. .. .. .. .. 2,968 3,193 Total .. .. .. .. .. 10,060 10,450 CardiffNew Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 150 1,304 1,651 2,195 Other sources .. .. .. .. .. 1,300 1,336 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,450 2,640 Liverpool— New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 4,210 5,435 5,347 6,660 Other sources (Liverpool and Manchester) .. .. 6,084 4,538 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,080 15,340 Manchester— New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 4,786 5,367 5,720 6,270 Glasgow— New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 4,341 4,810 5,317 6,630 Other sources .. .. .. .. .. 1,764 1,770 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,105 6,580 Newcastle— New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 90 1,174 1,175 1,410 Other sources .. .. .. .. .. 2,130 1,976 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,220 3,150 HullNew Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 109 1 117 Other sources .. .. .. .. .. 1,431 i'683 Total 1,540 2,800 Note.—New Zealand figures calculated at fourteen crates to a ton. The 1938-39 figures in this table are estimated so far as October, 1939, is concerned.